Classes of Criminal Courts
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Chapter IIConstitution of Criminal Courts and Offices6. Classes of Criminal Courts.
Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this Sanhita, there shall be, in every State, the following classes of Criminal Courts, namely:-
(i) Courts of Session;
(ii) Judicial Magistrates of the first class;
(iii) Judicial Magistrates of the second class; and
(iv) Executive Magistrates.
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6. Classes of Criminal Courts.
Classes of Criminal Courts
6.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 metropolitan area, Metropolitan Magistrates;
(iii) Judicial Magistrates of the second class; and
(iv) Executive Magistrates.
