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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 428: Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
- Section 444: Discharge of sureties
- Section 464: Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
- Section 149: Police to prevent cognizable offences
- Section 181: Place of trial in case of certain offences
Related Acts
- Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
- National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
- International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019
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