Gujarat Rent Act (Bombay Rents, amended 2001), 2001
(1) Offences under sections 16, 17, [177][17A, 17C,] 18, 19, sub-section (4) of section 24, section 25 and sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 40 shall be cognizable and shall not be triable by any Court inferior to that of [78]*** a Magistrate of the First Class. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate trying offences under this Act to pass sentences of fine or to award any punishment under this Act in