law: Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
  28. Cognizance of offences
  (1) No court shall take cognizance of an
  
  offence under this Act except on a complaint made by -
  (a) the Appropriate
  
  Authority concerned, or any officer authorized in this behalf by the Central
  
  Government or State Government, as the case may be, or the Appropriate
  
  Authority; or
  (b) a person who has
  
  given notice of not less than thirty days in the manner prescribed, to the
  
  Appropriate Authority, of the alleged offence and of his intention to make a
  
  complaint to the court.
  Explanation.- For the purpose of
  
  this clause, "person" includes a social organization.
  (2) No court other than that of a Metropolitan
  
  Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence
  
  punishable under this Act.
  (3) Where a complaint has been made under
  
  clause (b) of sub-section (1), the court may, on demand by such person, direct
  
  the Appropriate Authority to make available copies of the relevant records in
  
  its possession to such person.