1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. (2) It extends to the whole ofRead More →

2. Definitions. In this Code, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) “bailable offence” means an offence which is shown as bailable in the First Schedule,Read More →

3. Construction of references. (1) In this Code, (a) any reference, without any qualifying words, to a Magistrate shall be construed, unless the context otherwiseRead More →

4. Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws. (1) All offences under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) shall beRead More →

5. Saving. Nothing contained in this Code shall, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, affect any special or local law forRead More →

6. Classes of Criminal Courts. Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this Code, there shall be, in everyRead More →

7. Territorial divisions. (1) Every State shall be a sessions division or shall consist of sessions divisions; and every sessions division shall, for the purposesRead More →

8. Metropolitan areas. (1) The State Government may, by notification, declare that, as from such date as may be specified in the notification, any areaRead More →

9. Court of Session. (1) The State Government shall establish a Court of Session for every sessions division. (2) Every Court of Session shall beRead More →

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)Read More →

11. Courts of Judicial Magistrates. (1) In every district (not being a metropolitan area), there shall be established as many Courts of Judicial Magistrates ofRead More →

12. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc. (1) In every district (not being a metropolitan area), the High Court shall appoint aRead More →

13. Special Judicial Magistrates. (1) The High Court may, if requested by the Central or State Government so to do, confer upon any person whoRead More →

14. Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates. (1) Subject to the control of the High Court, the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to time, defineRead More →

15. Subordination of Judicial Magistrates. (1) Every Chief Judicial Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge; and every other Judicial Magistrate shall, subject toRead More →

16. Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates. (1) In every metropolitan area, there shall be established as many Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates, and at such places, asRead More →