| Cognizance  of offences by courts. 26. (1)  No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act or any  rules or regulations made thereunder, save on a complaint made by the Board 1[*  * *]. 2[(2)  *****] 
 1.  The  words "with the previous sanction of the Central Government" omitted  by Securities Laws (Amendment) Act 1995, w.e.f. 25-1-1995. 2.  Omitted  by the Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014, w.r.e.f. 18-07-2013. Prior to the  omission, sub-section (2) read as under:  "(2)  No court inferior to that of a Court of Session shall try any offence punishable  under this Act."   |