Section 27 Cognizance of offence by courts
- Chapter
- VIII · Miscellaneous
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act or any rules made thereunder, save on a complaint made by the aggrieved womanDefined in section 2(a): a woman who alleges sexual harassment at a workplace, and in domestic-work settings a woman employed in the dwelling place or house. or any person authorised by the Internal CommitteeDefined in section 2(h) and constituted under section 4 by the employer. or Local CommitteeDefined in section 2(i) and constituted under section 6 by the District Officer. in this behalf.
(2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.
(3) Every offence under this Act shall be non-cognizable.