law: Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 
  Chapter IV: Procedure
  
  in Criminal Cases 
  18. Overriding effect
  
  of Act in criminal trial. – 
  The provisions of
  
  this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of
  
  Criminal Procedure, 1973 or any other law, but save as expressly provided in
  
  this Act, the provisions of the Code shall, in so far as they are not
  
  inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, apply to the proceedings before a
  
  Gram Nyayalaya; and for the purpose of the said provisions of the Code, the
  
  Gram Nyayalaya shall be deemed to be a Court of Judicial Magistrate of the
  
  first class.