law: Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 
  11. Procedure and powers of Special Courts 
  (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) Subject to the other provisions of this
  
  Act, a Special Court shall, for the purpose of the trial of any offence, have
  
  all the powers of a Court of Session and shall try such offence as if it were a
  
  Court of Session, so far as may be, in accordance with the procedure prescribed
  
  in the Code for trial before a Court of Session.