Part IV — SPECIAL COURTS

Section 10Special Public Prosecutors

Section 10: Special Public Prosecutors

10. Special Public Prosecutors

(1)

For every Special Court, the State Government shall appoint a person to be a Special Public Prosecutor.

(2)

A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor under this section only if he had been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years or has held any post for a period of not less than seven years under the State requiring special knowledge of law.

(3)

Every person appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (u) of section 2 of the Code and the provisions of the Code shall have effect accordingly.