Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,1952
14AC. Cognizance and trial of offences
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act the Scheme the Pension Scheme or the Insurance Scheme except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made with the previous sanction of the Central Provident Fund Commissioner or such other officer as may be authorised by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette in this behalf by an Inspector appointed under section 13.
(2) No court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act of he Scheme the Pension Scheme or the Insurance Scheme.
Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952