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Modified application of certain provisions of the code
Act: Anti-Terrorism Act 1997
Section Provisions
ANTI-TERRORISM ACT, 1997 ANTI-TERRORISM ACT, 1997 30. Modified application of certain provision of the Code.‑‑1. Notwithstanding any this contained in the Code or in any other law, every secluded offence shall be deemed to be a cognizable offence within the meaning of clause (f) of section 4 of the Code and the worlds "cognizable case" as defined in that clause shall be construed accordingly. 2. Sections 374 to 379 of the Code shall apply in elation to a case involving a scheduled offence subject to the modification that the references to a "Court of Sessions" and "High Court", wherever occurring therein, shall be construed as reference to a "Special Court" and an Appellate Tribunal. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 439, 497, 498, 498A and 561A of the Code, no Court other than a Special Court shah have the power or jurisdiction to grant bail to, or otherwise release, an accused person in a case triable by a Special Court. 4. A Special Court shall not release an accused person on bail if there are reasonable a grounds for believing that he has been guilty of the offence with which lie has been charged, and nor shall an accused person be released unless the prosecution has been given notice to show cause why he should not be so released and the accused has furnished sound sureties.