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CrPC, 1973
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CrPCChapter XXXISection 409
Section409

Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges

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A Sessions Judge may withdraw or recall any case or appeal that he has made over to a subordinate Assistant Sessions Judge, Chief Judicial Magistrate, or to an Additional Sessions Judge before the trial or hearing before that court starts. After withdrawal or recall he can try the case or hear the appeal himself, or make it over to some other court for trial or hearing under this Code.

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Priya’s theft case was made over by the Sessions Judge to an Assistant Sessions Judge. Before the trial began the Sessions Judge withdrew the case and tried it himself.

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(1) A Sessions Judge may withdraw any case or appeal from, or recall any case or appeal which he has made over to, any Assistant Sessions Judge or Chief Judicial Magistrate subordinate to him.

(2) At any time before the trial of the case or the hearing of the appeal has commenced before the Additional Sessions Judge, as Sessions Judge may recall any case or appeal which he has made over to any Additional Sessions Judge.

(3) Where a Sessions Judge withdraws or recalls a case or appeal under Sub-Section(1) or Sub-Section (2) he may either try the case in his own Court or hear the appeal himself, or make it over in accordance with the provisions of this Code to another Court for trial or hearing, as the case may be.

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XXXI

Chapter XXXI

Transfer Of Criminal Cases

In this chapter

  • 406Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
  • 407Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
  • 408Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals
  • 409Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
  • 410Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
  • 411Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
  • 412Reasons to be recorded
Previous · Section 408Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appealsNext · Section 410Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates