Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
Certain Special and Local Acts require the previous sanction of or a complaint from the prescribed authority or some other condition to be satisfied for giving jurisdiction for the trial of certain offences, e.g. section 39 of the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959). Judges and Magistrates should study the Special or Local Act, under which a prosecution has been commenced and satisfy themselves, before commencing the trial, that the prescribed previous sanction or other precedent for giving jurisdiction for the trial has been given or complied with. The following list of special provisions, which is not exhaustive, is given for ready reference :