The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

had jurisdiction to try the offence but for the provisions of this Act, who may issue
a warrant for the arrest of the accused and when arrested may forward him for
trial to the Nyaya Panchayat or release him on bail to appear before it.
(3) The Nyaya Panchayat shall, if possible, try the case on the day on which the
accused appears or is brought before it, but if that is not possible, the Nyaya
Panchayat shall release him on his executing a bond for a sum not exceeding
twenty-five rupees to appear before it on any subsequent day or days to which
the trial may be adjourned:
Provided that if the accused fails or refuses to execute a bond, the Nyaya
Panchayat shall, instead of releasing him, send him back under custody to the
Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate by whom such accused was arrested and
thereupon such Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate shall, notwithstanding anything
contained in sub-section (7) of section 52, take cognizance of the complaint
made before the Nyaya Panchayat and shall try such accused person in the
same manner and under the same procedure as if the complaint were made
before him.
Compounding
of offences.
57. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898,
the Nyaya Panchayat may allow the parties to compound any offence triable by
it.
Bar to appeal.
58. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898,
there shall be no appeal by a convicted person in any case tried by a Nyaya
Panchayat: Provided that the Sessions Judge or Sub-divisional Judicial
Magistrate within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Nyaya Panchayat is
situate, if satisfied that failure of justice has occurred, may, of his own motion, or
on the application of any of the parties, concerned, made within thirty days from
the date of the order of the Nyaya Panchayat, cancel or modify any order of
conviction or of compensation made by a Nyaya Panchayat or direct the retrial of
any case by a court of competent jurisdiction subordinate to him, notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 52.
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