UP Goondas Act 12
Section 12 · Cognizance of offence
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No Magistrate shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 10, except--
(a)
upon a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by a police officer; or(b)
upon information received from any person other than a police officer, or upon his own knowledge or suspicion, that such offence has been committed.Your private note on this section
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