Section 15 of NIA Act 2008: Public Prosecutors
Public Prosecutors NIA Act 2008
15. Public Prosecutors.—(1) The Central Government shall appoint a person to be the Public
Prosecutor and may appoint one or more persons to be the Additional Public Prosecutor or Additional
Public Prosecutors:
Provided that the Central Government may also appoint for any case or class or group of cases a
Special Public Prosecutor.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public
Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor under this section unless he has been in practice as an Advocate
for not less than seven years or has held any post, for a period of not less than seven years, under the
Union or a State, requiring special knowledge of law.
(3) Every person appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special
Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of
clause (u) of section 2 of the Code, and the provisions of the Code shall have effect accordingly.