Section 14 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates. (1) Subject to the control of the High Court, the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Magistrates appointed under section 11 or under section 13 may exercise all or
Section 13 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Special Judicial Magistrates. (1) The High Court may, if requested by the Central or State Government so to do, confer upon any person who holds or has held any post under the Government, all or any of the powers conferred or conferrable by or under this
Section 12 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 12. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc. (1) In every district (not being a metropolitan area), the High Court shall appoint a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate. (2) The High Court may appoint any Judicial Magistrate of the
Section 11 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Courts of Judicial Magistrates. (1) In every district (not being a metropolitan area) there shall be established as many Courts of Judicial Magistrates of the first class and of the second class, and at such places, as the State Government may, after consultation with the High
Section 10 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 10. Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges. (1) All Assistant Sessions Judges shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge in whose Court they exercise jurisdiction. (2) The Sessions Judge may, from time to time, make rules consistent with this Code, as to the distribution of business among such Assistant
Section 9 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 9. Court of Session. (1) The State Government shall establish a Court of Session for every sessions division. (2) Every Court of Session shall be presided over by a Judge, to be appointed by the High Court. (3) The High Court may also appoint Additional Sessions Judges and Assistant
Section 8 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 8. Metropolitan areas. (1) The State Government may, by notification, declare that as from such date as may be specified in the notification, any area in the State comprising a city or town whose population exceeds one million shall be a metropolitan area for the purposes
Section 7 The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Territorial divisions. (1) Every State shall be a sessions division or shall consist of sessions divisions; and every sessions division shall, for the purposes of this Code, be a district or consist of districts Provided that every metropolitan area shall, for the said purposes, be a separate
Section 6 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Classes of Criminal Courts. Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this Code, there shall be, in every State, the following classes of Criminal Courts, namely:– (i) Courts of Session (ii) Judicial Magistrates of the first class and, in any
Section 5 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Saving. Nothing contained in this Code shall, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, affect any special or local law for the time being in force, or any special jurisdiction or power conferred, or any special form of procedure prescribed, by any