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Section 26 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
26.Courts by which offences are triable.-
Subject to the other provisions of this Code.-
(a) any offence under the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860) may be tried by -
(i) the High Court, or
(ii) the Court of Session, or
(iii) any other Court by which such offence is shown in the First Schedule to be triable;
(b) any offence under any other law shall, when any Court is mentioned in this behalf in such law, be tried by such Court and when no Court is so mentioned, may be tried by-
(i) the High Court, or
(ii) any other Court by which such offence is shown in the First Schedule to be triable.
Related Sections
- Section 319: Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
- Section 269: Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
- Section 87: Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons
- Section 35: Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
- Section 356: Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
Related Acts
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Repealing and Amending Act, 2019
- Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
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