Section 87. Cognizance of offences

In force since 21 Nov 2025Chapter XIII — Offences and Penalties

Official text

(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Code, save on a complaint made by or under the authority of the appropriate Government.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, no court inferior to that of the Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try the offences under this Code.

Source: The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Act No. 35 of 2020 — Gazette of India, p. 42 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 42 · official download · all sources

Acts cited in the margin: 2 of 1974

Commencement In force since 21 Nov 2025

Notification wording (1)

S.O. 5320(E), in force from 21 Nov 2025: “the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of November, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Code, shall come into force”