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Section 8

The Tribunals Of Criminal Jurisdiction Act, 1952State Act of West Bengal · Act 14 of 1952

(1) Any person convicted on a &id hcld by aTribuna1 may appeal ~ p p d s a d to rhe High Court. rtvision.

(2) The Stale Govcmnienl may direcl a Public Pruseculor Lo prescnt an nppcal to the k g h Courl from an orderofacquit~nl passed by a Tribunal.

(3) An appeal undcr this section shall lie either on a marlcr of fact or on a matter OF law or on borh.

(4) The period of limitation for an appal undcr sub-seclion (1) shdl be lhiny days from [he darc or [he sentence and for an appcal under subseclion (2) shall be lhiny days from the dale of the ordcr of acquittal.

- - 'Ancr section 5, rc-numkrtd ,as sub-scction (1) of that section, this sub-sccuon (2) was added with rcshmspcc~ive e k c i by s. 2(2) or h e Ttibunals or Criminal Jurisdicrion (Amcndmcn[) Acl. 1956 (\Vw Bcn. Act XVII of 1956).

'This sub-secrion was subsiiiuird for h e ori~nd sub-scc~ion by s. 3, ibid.

[West Ilcn. Aci Enclusion of inrtrCc~nvc olclthcr couns cnccpl High Coun, Exlcnr to which thc Code and oridinvy l a w ?hall apply.

Act lo orrrridz orhcr law.

(5) The High Court may call for [he record of ~ h c proceedings of any case tried by a Tribunal and may in respecl of such casc exercise any of [he powers canfcrrcd on a Courl of Appeal undcr scclion 423, section 326, section 427 and section 428 of the Codc.

9. No Coun excepring thc High Coun shall have jurisdiclion lo lransfer any case from a Tribunal or save as othcrwisc provided in this Act, havc jurisdicrion o i nny kind in respect of any ~~rocccdings before a Tribunal:

Providcd h a t no case pending bcforc aTribunal shall be bansfcrrud lo any Court except another Tribunal.

10. The provisions of h c Codc or of any other law lor rhc timc being i n force, in so Tar ns [hey may be applicahlc and in so far as they are no1 inconsislcn~ wilh the provisions or this AcI, shall apply to all matlers c o n n c c ~ c d with, arising from, or censcqucnt upon, a trial by a Tribunal consriluled under this Act as i T the Tribunal were a Court o f Session exercising original criminal jurisdicuon.

11. No suir, proscculion or legal proceedings wharever shall lie againsl any person in rcspecl of anything which is, in good failh, done or intended to bc donc undcr h i s Act.

12. Thc Wcsl Bengal Special Couns Acl, 1950, is hereby repealcd. West Bcn. .

Acr X of

1950.

13. The provisions of his Act shall have effect notwihs~anding anyrhing in this Act which may bc inconsistent wilh ~ h c Indian Penal ACI XLV or . .

1860. Code, [he Code, or any ohc r law.

The Schedule.

[See secrion 2(d).]

1 . An offencc punishable under secrion 12 L . sccdon 12 1 A, sec~ion 122, seclion 123, sccuon 124, section 125, scclion 126, section 127, section 128, section 129 or secdon 130 oC thc Indian Penal Code.

2. An oficncc punishable under scction 302, section 304, scction 307, secuon 326, secrjon 363, scclion 364, section 365, scclion 366, scclion 376, section 395, scction 396, section 397 or scclion 436 of rhe Indian Penal Codc, i fcommi~~cd in adisrurbed m a . '* * * " 'Tlw words "rvhilc rhc nolificdion declnring such xu ro be a disludxd ima has effec~" were o~niiied with rclrospcclive erftcr by s. 4 of rhc Tribunals or Cnminal Jurisdiction (ArnendmcnL) Acr, 1956 (Wcsl Ben. Act XVlI or 1956).

Tfic Triburrals of Crinrirral JririFdicriot~ Ac;, 1952.

XIV of 1952.1

3. An offence punishable under section 302, section 304, section 326, sccdon 307, seclion 395, secuon 396, section 397 or section 436 of thc Indian Pcnal Code. if conimirted in cnurse of a raid on or a rim i n a fac~ory or a mill or a workshop or a bank or in relation to lranspor~alion of propcny to or from a factory, mill, workshop or bank.

4. Any conspiracy to commit or any altcmpt to cornmil or any abetmen1 of any of [he offences specified in items 1 !o 3.

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ActThe Tribunals Of Criminal Jurisdiction Act, 1952
Section8
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source

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