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
Section 4 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 4. Trial of offenses under the Indian Penal Code and other laws. (1) All offenses under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860 ) shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained. (2) All offenses under any other
Section 3 The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Construction of references. (1) In this Code,– (a) any reference, without any qualifying words, to a Magistrate, shall be construed, unless the context otherwise requires,– (i) in relation to an area outside a metropolitan area, as a reference to a Judicial Magistrate (ii) in relation to a
Section 2 The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Definitions In this Code, unless the context otherwise requires,– (a) “bailable offense” means an offense which is shown as bailable in the First Schedule, or which is made bailable by any other law for the time being in force, and non-bailable offense means any other offense (b)
Section 197 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 197. Prosecution of Judges and public servants. (1) When any person who is or was a Judge or Magistrate or a public servant not removable from his office save by or with the sanction of the Government is accused of any offense alleged to have been