# DCS Act 2003, Section 121

- Act: DCS Act 2003 (Act 149 of 2005)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/dcs-act-2003/section/121/

## Text

(1) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate shall try any offence under this Act. (2) No prosecution shall be instituted under this Act without the previous sanction of the Registrar and such sanction shall not be given unless the person concerned has been provided a reasonable opportunity to represent his case. (3) Every offence under this Act shall, for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), be deemed to be a cognizable offence. Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases.

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