(1) The State Government shall establish a Court of Session for every sessions division.
(2) Every Court of Session shall be presided over by a Judge, to be appointed by the High Court.
(3) The High Court may also appoint Additional Sessions Judges to exercise jurisdiction in a Court of Session.
Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws.
Saving.
Classes of Criminal Courts.
Territorial divisions.
Court of Session.
4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯫ ꯁꯦꯜ ꯇꯨꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯫ ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯫ (꯲) ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ, ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯗ, -
(a) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ, ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯊꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯩ ꯂꯩꯒꯗꯧꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ, ꯃꯈꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(b) ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯄꯤꯕ, ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃ ꯁꯁꯄꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯛꯊꯠꯄ, ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ, ꯃꯈꯣꯏ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ (ꯑꯦ) ꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯴. (꯱) ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯗ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯲) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ, ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ, ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯄꯣꯜꯂꯤ ꯫ ꯵. ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯑꯃꯠꯅ, ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯟꯅ-ꯇꯩꯅꯕꯗ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯑꯀꯥꯏꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯣꯏ ꯫ ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔ II ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯄ ꯶. ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ, ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ, ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ, ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ:
(i) ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁꯤꯡ;
(ii) ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ;
(iii) ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
(iv) ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ ꯷. (꯱) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ, ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯲) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯳) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯈꯏꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯴) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ, ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯸. (꯱) ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯀꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯲) ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ ꯈꯟꯒꯗꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯳) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ 5
(4) The Sessions Judge of one sessions division may be appointed by the High Court to be also an Additional Sessions Judge of another division, and in such case, he may sit for the disposal of cases at such place or places in the other division as the High Court may direct.
(5) Where the office of the Sessions Judge is vacant, the High Court may make arrangements for the disposal of any urgent application which is, or may be, made or pending before such Court of Session by an Additional Sessions Judge or if there be no Additional Sessions Judge, by a Chief Judicial Magistrate, in the sessions division; and every such Judge or Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to deal with any such application.
(6) The Court of Session shall ordinarily hold its sitting at such place or places as the High Court may, by notification, specify; but, if, in any particular case, the Court of Session is of opinion that it will tend to the general convenience of the parties and witnesses to hold its sittings at any other place in the sessions division, it may, with the consent of the prosecution and the accused, sit at that place for the disposal of the case or the examination of any witness or witnesses therein.
(7) The Sessions Judge may, from time to time, make orders consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution of business among such Additional Sessions Judges.
(8) The Sessions Judge may also make provision for the disposal of any urgent application, in the event of his absence or inability to act, by an Additional Sessions Judge or if there be no Additional Sessions Judge, by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such Judge or Magistrate shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to deal with any such application.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this Sanhita, "appointment" does not include the first appointment, posting or promotion of a person by the Government to any Service, or post in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State, where under any law, such appointment, posting or promotion is required to be made by the Government.