CPA 2019 Section 92: Cognizance of offence by court
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 · Chapter 7: OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
¶92. Cognizance of offence by court.—No cognizance shall be taken by a competent court of any offence under sections 88 and 89 except on a complaint filed by the Central Authority or any officer authorised by it in this behalf.
Study: explanations and related material
Official reference: India Code, Government of India — edition as on 1 September 2026 — source review: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2026-09-01.Banaka reference transcription, not an official or certified edition. Amendment brackets are retained; footnotes and superscript references are excluded. Consult the government PDF for authoritative wording and amendment notes. This Act is not a consolidation of subordinate rules: the 2021 jurisdiction rules prescribe different ordinary complaint thresholds from the printed Act figures in sections 34, 47 and 58. Hindi guides are original explanations, not statutory translations. The notified 2026 e-commerce amendments commence on 1 January 2027, not on notification.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 88. Penalty for non-compliance of direction of Central Authority
- 89. Punishment for false or misleading advertisement
- 90. Punishment for manufacturing for sale or storing, selling or distributing or importing products containing adulterant
- 91. Punishment for manufacturing for sale or for storing or selling or distributing or importing spurious goods
- 93. Vexatious search