law: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
  3. Power to appoint special Judges
  (1) The Central Government or the State
  
  Government may, by notification in the. Official Gazette, appoint as many
  
  special Judges as may be necessary for such area or areas or for such case or
  
  group of cases as may be specified in the notification to try the following
  
  offences, namely: -
  (a) any offence
  
  punishable under this Act; and
  (b) any conspiracy to
  
  commit or any attempt to commit or any abetment of any of the offences
  
  specified in clause (a).
  (2) A person shall not be qualified for
  
  appointment as a special Judge under this Act unless he is or has been a
  
  Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or an Assistant Sessions Judge
  
  under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.