Section 3. Power to appoint special Judges.

The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

Bare Act

(1) The Central Government or the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint as many special Judges as may be necessary for such area or areas or for such case or group of cases as may be specified in the notification to try the following offences, namely:--

(a) any offence punishable under this Act; and

(b) any conspiracy to commit or any attempt to commit or any abetment of any of the offences specified in clause (a).

(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a special Judge under this Act unless he is or has been a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or an Assistant Sessions Judge under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

Judgments on Section 3

M. Natarajan vs State By Inspector Of Police, Spe, Cbi, Acb Chennai — Supreme Court of India, 7 May 2008. Immunity under the Kar Vivad Samadhan Scheme, 1998 is confined to offences under the direct and indirect tax enactments defined in ss.87(h) and 87(j) — including the Customs Act, 1962 — and cannot be stretched to cover…