( 1 ) THIS is an application in revision by the State against an order of the learned Sessions Judge of lucknow holding that by virtue of Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act (Act 46 of 1952), he had no jurisdiction to continue the trial of the case. Section 7 of the Criminal Law amendment Act of 1952 is in these words : "7 (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 (Act 5 of 1898) or in any other law the offences specified in Sub-section (1) of Section 6 shall be triable by Special Judges only.

( 2 ) EVERY offence specified in Sub-section (1) of Section 6 shall be tried by the Special Judge for the area within which it was committed, or where there are more Special Judges than one for such area, by such one of them as may be specified in this behalf by the State Government.

( 3 ) WHEN trying any case, a Special Judge may also try any offence other than an offence specified in Section 6 with which the accused may, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, be charged at the same trial. " (2) The facts of the present case need be stated now. The opposite party Pyarey Mohan Lal Srivastava along with five others was suspected of h