13. Penalties. If any one contravenes any of the provisions of Section 11 or 12 he shall be
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
14. Cognizance of offences.___ (1) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act,
except on a report in writing by a public servant as defined in section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code
(XLV of 1860)
(2) Proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act alleged to have been committed by any
person may be taken before the appropriate Court having jurisdiction in the place where that person
is for the time being or where the offence or any part thereof was committed.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code an offence under this Act shall be triable by
a Magistrate of the first Class.
15. Procedure for the trial of offences. Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding section,
all offences punishable under this Act shall be tried in accordance with the procedure prescribed for
the trial of 1* cases by Chapter XX of the Code.
16. Offences to be cognizable and non‑bailable. Notwith standing anything contained in the
Code, all offences punishable under this Act shall be cognizable and non‑bailable ; and no person
accused or convicted of any offence punishable under this Act shall, if in custody, be released on bail
or on his own bond, unless___
(1) the prosecution has had an opportunity of being heard in respect of the application for
such release ; and
(2) where the prosecution opposes the application, the Court is satisfied that there are
reasonable grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty of the offence.
17. Bar of jurisdiction of Courts. Except as provided in this Act, no order made, direction
issued, or proceeding taken under
1 Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981 (27 of 1981), s. 3 and 2 nd Sch.
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