law: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
  57. Cognizance of
  
  certain offences.-
  1.  No
  
  court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under Chapter IX save on
  
  a complaint made by the Board or by any investigating agency directed by the
  
  Central Government.
  2.  No
  
  court inferior to that of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or of a Chief
  
  Judicial Magistrate shall try any offence punishable under Chapter IX.
  3.  Every
  
  offence punishable under sections 44, 45, 46 and 47 shall be cognizable.