CrPC Section 408 — Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals

CHAPTER XXXI TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL CASES

General

Official Text

(1) Whenever it is made to appear to a Sessions Judge that an order under this sub-section is expedient for the ends of justice, he may order that any particular case be transferred from one Criminal Court to another Criminal Court in his sessions division.

(2) The Sessions Judge may act either on the report of the lower Court, or on the application of a party interested, or on his own initiative.

(3) The provisions of sub-sections (3), (4), (5), (6),

(7) and

(9) of section 407 shall apply in relation to an application to the Sessions Judge for an order under sub-section (1) as they apply in relation to an application to the High Court for an order under sub-section (1) of section 407, except that sub-section (7) of that section shall so apply as if for the words “one thousand rupees” occurring therein, the words “two hundred and fifty rupees” were substituted.

Sections referred to

CrPC §407 — Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals

Referred to by

CrPC §412 — Reasons to be recorded

Related Judgments

USMANGANJADAMBHAIVAHORA vs STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2016)
HARJEET SINGH MENDIRATTA vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR — Delhi High Court (2024)
STATE OF KERALA vs PUTTUMANA ILLATH JATHAVEDAN NAMBOODIRI ETC — Supreme Court of India (1999)
CHANDI PRASAD SINGH vs THE ST ATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (1955)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

BNSS §448 — Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals