law: Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 
  12. Criminal
  
  jurisdiction. – 
  
  1.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or any other law for
  
  the time being in force, the Gram Nyayalayas may take cognizance of an offence
  
  on a complaint or on a police report and shall- (a) try all offences specified in
  
  Part I of the First Schedule; and (b) try all offences and grant relief, if
  
  any, specified under the enactments included in Part II of that Schedule.
  2.     
  
    Without
  
  prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Gram Nyayalaya shall also
  
  try all such offences or grant such relief under the State Acts which may be
  
  notified by the State Government under sub-section (3) of section 14.