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Section 477 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

(1)Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules-- (a) as to the persons who may be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it;
1. (b)regulating the issue of licences to such persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged by them;
2. (c)providing a penalty for a contravention of any of the rules so made and determining the authority by which such contravention may be investigated and the penalties imposed;
3. (d)any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(2)All rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.

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