26. (1) No Court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class shall try an offence punishable under this Ordinance.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, it shall be lawful for any Magistrate of the first class to pass any sentence authorised by this Ordinance even if such sentence exceeds his powers under the said section 32.
