Section 15: Trial of offences

(1) The Chief Judge of a State shall for the purpose of the trial of offences under this Act, or regulations made thereunder, constitute a separate division of the High Court of the State which shall be presided over by a judge of the High Court of that State and which shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law, by virtue of this section have jurisdiction to try offences under this Act committed in any part of the State concerned, and to make such orders as may be required under this Act.
(2) The division of the High Court constituted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary as aforesaid, be engaged exclusively on the trial of offences and the hearing of applications and other matters arising from the operation of this Act, and shall consist of such number of judges (who, for the avoidance of doubt, shall sit separately) as the Chief Judge may determine and such judges shall sit in such places within the State concerned as the Chief Judge may, from time to time, direct.
(3) Offences under this Act shall be triable summarily by the division of the High Court constituted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, and the provisions of Chapter VI of the Criminal Procedure Act or Law or, where applicable, of Chapter XVIII of the Criminal Procedure Code Law shall apply in relation to the trial of the offences.
(4) It shall be the duty of a court before whom an accused is brought under this section to ensure that the offence is tried and finally disposed of within 28 days of the date on which the accused was first brought before such court.