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"(iv). Cases involving serious and specific allegations of fraud, fabrication of documents, forgery, impersonation, coercion, etc.
(vi). Cases involving prosecution for criminal offences"

Criminal cases

35. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) governs the process of investigation, inquiry, or trial pertaining to criminal offences. The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) is the general law defining various offences prescribing the punishment therefor. The said law (IPC) is supplemented by various other enactments (special statutes) which also define certain other offences prescribing the punishment for each. Generally speaking, the procedural law, as provided by Cr.P.C., governs all such criminal law processes, be it relating to offences under IPC or under special statutes (see Section 4 Cr.P.C.). The special criminal laws, however, at times, make a departure from the general criminal procedure and for such purposes come with necessary provisions indicating the extent to which Cr.P.C. is to be applied with requisite modification.