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


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.

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