law: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
  Chapter VIII: 
  
  Procedure and Powers of Special Courts and Recording of Evidence
  33. Procedure and
  
  powers of Special Court.-
  1.  
  
    A
  
  Special Court may take cognizance of any offence, without the accused being
  
  committed to it for trial, upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute
  
  such offence, or upon a police report of such facts.
  2.  
  
    The
  
  Special Public Prosecutor, or as the case may be, the counsel appearing for the
  
  accused shall, while recording the examination-in-chief, cross-examination or
  
  re-examination of the child, communicate the questions to be put to the child
  
  to the Special Court which shall in turn put those questions to the child.
  3.  
  
    The
  
  Special Court may, if it considers necessary, permit frequent breaks for the
  
  child during the trial.
  4.  
  
    The
  
  Special Court shall create a child-friendly atmosphere by allowing a family
  
  member, a guardian, a friend or a relative, in whom the child has trust or
  
  confidence, to be present in the court.
  5.  
  
    The
  
  Special Court shall ensure that the child is not called repeatedly to testify
  
  in the court.
  6.  
  
    The
  
  Special Court shall not permit aggressive questioning or character
  
  assassination of the child and ensure that dignity of the child is maintained
  
  at all times during the trial.
  7.  
  
    The
  
  Special Court shall ensure that the identity of the child is not disclosed at
  
  any time during the course of investigation or trial:
  Provided that for
  
  reasons to be recorded in writing, the Special Court may permit such
  
  disclosure, if in its opinion such disclosure is in the interest of the child.
  Explanation.- For the
  
  purposes of this sub-section, the identity of the child shall include the
  
  identity of the child's family, school, relatives, neighbourhood or any other
  
  information by which the identity of the child may be revealed.
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  appropriate cases, the Special Court may, in addition to the punishment, direct
  
  payment of such compensation as may be prescribed to the child for any physical
  
  or mental trauma caused to him or for immediate rehabilitation of such child.
  9.  
  
    Subject
  
  to the provisions of this Act, a Special Court shall, for the purpose of the
  
  trial of any offence under this Act, have all the powers of a Court of Session
  
  and shall try such offence as if it were a Court of Session, and as far as may
  
  be, in accordance with the procedure specified in the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973 for trial before a Court of Session.