law: The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
  16. 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 that constitute
  
  such offence or upon a police report of such facts.
  2.  
  
    Where
  
  an offence triable by a Special Court is punishable with imprisonment for a
  
  term not exceeding three years or with fine or with both, the Special Court
  
  may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 260 or
  
  section 262 of the Code, try the offence in a summary way in accordance with
  
  the procedure prescribed in the Code and the provisions of sections 263 to 265
  
  of the Code shall, so far as may be, apply to such trial:
  Provided that when,
  
  in the course of a summary trial under this sub-section, it appears to the
  
  Special Court that the nature of the case is such that it is not desirable to
  
  try it in a summary way, the Special Court shall recall any witnesses who may
  
  have been examined and proceed to re-hear the case in the manner provided by
  
  the provisions of the Code for the trial of such offence and the said
  
  provisions shall apply to, and in relation to, a Special Court as they apply to
  
  and in relation to a Magistrate: Provided further that in the case of any
  
  conviction in a summary trial under this section, it shall be lawful for a
  
  Special Court to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one
  
  year and with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees.
  3.  
  
    Subject
  
  to the other provisions of this Act, a Special Court shall, for the purpose of
  
  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 the trial before a Court of
  
  Session.
  4.  
  
  
  
    Subject
  
  to the other provisions of this Act, every case transferred to a Special Court
  
  under sub-section (2) of section 13 shall be dealt with as if such case had
  
  been transferred under section 406 of the Code to such Special Court.
  5.  
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in the Code, but subject to the provisions of section 299 of
  
  the Code, a Special Court may, if it thinks fit and for reasons to be recorded
  
  by it, proceed with the trial in the absence of the accused or his pleader and
  
  record the evidence of any witness, subject to the right of the accused to
  
  recall the witness for cross-examination.