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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 194: Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- Section 10: Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges
- Section 118: Discharge of person informed against
- Section 344: Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
- Section 35: Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
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