(1) The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish as many Drug Courts as it considers necessary and, where it establishes more than one Drug Court, shall specify in the notification the territorial limits within which, of the class of cases in respect of which, each one of them shall exercise jurisdiction under this Act.
(2) A Drug Court shall consist of a person who is, or has been, or is qualified for appointment as, a Judge of a High Court, who shall be the Chairman, and two members being persons who, in the opinion of the Federal Government, are experts in the medical or pharmaceutical fields: [Provided that for deciding applications of bail the chairman any one member shall constitute full quorum of a Drug Court.]
(3) A Drug Court shall sit at such place or places as the Federal Government may direct.
(4) A Drug Court shall have all the powers conferred by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), on a Court of Session exercising original jurisdiction.
(5) A Drug Court shall not merely by reason of a change in its composition, be bound to recall an rehear any witness who has given evidence, and may act on the evidence already recorded by or produced before it.
(6) A Drug Court shall, in all matters with respect to which no procedure has been prescribed by this Act, follow the procedure prescribed by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), for the trial of summons cases by Magistrates.
(7) A person sentenced by a Drug Court may prefer an appeal to a Bench of the High Court consisting of not less than two Judges within thirty days of the judgment.
(8) The provisions of Sections 5 and 12 of the Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908), shall be applicable to an appeal referred to in sub-section (7).
(2) A Drug Court shall consist of a person who is, or has been, or is qualified for appointment as, a Judge of a High Court, who shall be the Chairman, and two members being persons who, in the opinion of the Federal Government, are experts in the medical or pharmaceutical fields: [Provided that for deciding applications of bail the chairman any one member shall constitute full quorum of a Drug Court.]
(3) A Drug Court shall sit at such place or places as the Federal Government may direct.
(4) A Drug Court shall have all the powers conferred by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), on a Court of Session exercising original jurisdiction.
(5) A Drug Court shall not merely by reason of a change in its composition, be bound to recall an rehear any witness who has given evidence, and may act on the evidence already recorded by or produced before it.
(6) A Drug Court shall, in all matters with respect to which no procedure has been prescribed by this Act, follow the procedure prescribed by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), for the trial of summons cases by Magistrates.
(7) A person sentenced by a Drug Court may prefer an appeal to a Bench of the High Court consisting of not less than two Judges within thirty days of the judgment.
(8) The provisions of Sections 5 and 12 of the Limitation Act, 1908 (IX of 1908), shall be applicable to an appeal referred to in sub-section (7).
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