The Code of Criminal Procedure

Classes of Criminal Courts

Territorial divisions

Metropolitan areas

Court of Session

Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges

Courts of Judicial Magistrates

Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc

Special Judicial Magistrates

Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates

Subordination of Judicial Magistrates

Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

Special Metropolitan Magistrates

Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates

Executive Magistrates

Special Executive Magistrates

Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates

Subordination of Executive Magistrates

Public Prosecutors

Assistant Public Prosecutors

Directorate of Prosecution


CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES


(1) The
High Court shall, in relation to every metropolitan area within its local jurisdiction, appoint a
Metropolitan Magistrate to be the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for such metropolitan area.
(2) The High Court may appoint any Metropolitan Magistrate to be an Additional Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the powers of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate under this
Code or under any other law for the time being in force as the High Court may direct.


LAWGIST

# 17 Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate