CRIMINAL LAWS

 Criminal laws: 

Criminal Court Administration

 

Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, also the High Court has got appellate and revisional jurisdiction. Under Section 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the State Government may in any case of conviction on a trial held by any court other than a High Court, direct the Public Prosecutor to present an appeal to the High Court against the sentence on the ground of its inadequacy. As per Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the State Government may in any case, direct the Public Prosecutor to present an appeal to the High Court from an original or appellate order of acquittal passed by any court other than a High Court. As per Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the High Court can call for an examine the record of any proceeding before any inferior Criminal Court situate within its local jurisdiction for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of any finding, sentence or order, recorded or passed and as to the regularity of any proceedings of such inferior court.

 

Further under Section 407 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the High Court can transfer any particular case, or appeal, or class of cases or appeals, from a Criminal court subordinate to its authority to any other Criminal Court of equal or superior jurisdiction.

 

It would be in the fitness of things in case the particular enactment is perused before filing any case in the High Court.