Section 8: Place of sitting

8. Place of sitting.—(1) A Special Court shall sit at such place as the Government may, by order specify in that behalf. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), a Special Court may, if it considers it expedient or desirable so to do, sit for holding trial of a case at any place other than the ordinary place of its sitting in the province in which it is establish; Provided that, if the Public Prosecutor certifies to the Special Court that it is in his opinion necessary for the protection of the accused or any witness or otherwise expedient in the interests of justice that the whole or any part of the trial should be held at some place other than the ordinary place of its sitting, the Special Court may, after hearing the accused, make an order to that effect unless, for reasons to be recorded in writing, the Special Court thinks fit to make any other order.

Effective date: 1992-01-01

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