Section 121
of Criminal Asset Recovery Order, 2012
Section 121
(1)
A prosecution under this Order shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Public Prosecutor:
Provided that a person concerned in the commission of the offence investigated by the authorised officer may be arrested or a warrant for his arrest may be issued and executed, and any person so arrested may be remanded in custody or on bail, or may be brought before the court without his plea being taken as provided under subsection (2), notwithstanding that the consent of the Public Prosecutor to the institution of a prosecution for the offence has not been obtained, but the case shall not further be tried until that consent has been obtained.
(2)
When a person is brought before a court under this section before the Public
Prosecutor has consented to the prosecution the charge shall be explained to him but he shall not be called upon to plead, and the provisions of the law for the time being in force relating to criminal procedure shall be modified accordingly.
Jurisdiction of Courts.