600:
623:, but does not exceed RM1,000,000 as per ss 65(1)(b), 73(b), 93(1) of the Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (SCA). The exception however is in matters relating to motor vehicle accidents, landlord and tenant and distress, where the Sessions Courts have unlimited jurisdiction pursuant to s 65(1)(a)SCA. Also, by virtue of s 65(3) SCA, the parties to a legal action may enter into an agreement in writing to grant jurisdiction to the Sessions Court to try an action beyond its prescribed monetary jurisdiction aforesaid.
372:
549:
As per section 9 of CrPc, the court is established by the State
Government for every sessions division. The court is presided over by a Judge, appointed by the High Court of that particular state. The High Court may also appoint Additional Sessions Judges and Assistant Sessions Judges in this court.
590:
Originally, the
Sessions Courts heard each case continuously in sessions and delivered judgements immediately on completion of arguments. Hence the name 'Sessions Court' meant that the cases would be disposed off expeditiously. One of the important reasons for delays in the Indian and Pakistani
513:
With the introduction of
Metropolitan Police, the amended version of CrPC made it essential for the government to establish separate courts for metropolitan cities. Since then, Metropolitan Sessions Courts have been established in Bangladesh. For districts, both of criminal and civil courts are
481:
countries. A Court of
Session is the highest criminal court in a district and the court of first instance for trying serious offences, i.e., those carrying punishment of imprisonment of more than seven years, life imprisonment, or death.
591:
Judicial System, is that the concept of 'Sessions' is observed only in breach due to repeated adjournments, loop holes in the case papers and backlog of cases. The
Government of India has not found a solution to this endemic problem.
529:. Court of Sessions Judge is presided over by a Judge appointed by the government and Courts of Magistrate are presided by a Judicial Magistrate. Court of Magistrate is under control of and subordinate to the Sessions Judge.
502:
1140:
532:
The CrPC enables
Sessions Judge to pass any sentence authorized by law. But any death sentence passed by such judge needs the confirmation from the High Court Division.
557:
cities, the
Sessions Court is responsible for adjudicating matters related to criminal cases. The court is responsible for cases relating to murders, theft,
1030:
498:
to establish sessions court in every district or metropolitan city of
Bangladesh. Based on location of establishment, Sessions courts are two type, namely
456:
1040:
1035:
887:
814:
1066:
1124:
1103:
956:
1156:
838:
507:
449:
268:
262:
1061:
544:
442:
694:
999:
768:
744:
670:
1192:
1087:
949:
1025:
994:
318:
428:
211:
1187:
942:
399:
391:
341:
1108:
303:
583:
Sessions court has the power to impose the full range of penalties for criminal acts, including the
1082:
632:
540:
495:
67:
745:"Subordination of Executive,Judicial and Metropolitan Magistrates- The Code of Criminal Procedure"
914:
491:
478:
229:
1020:
1015:
288:
543:
is referred to as sessions court when it exercises its jurisdiction on criminal matters under
979:
313:
172:
42:
599:
1056:
167:
147:
842:
8:
308:
1161:
965:
647:
637:
407:
198:
190:
185:
162:
157:
152:
77:
22:
719:
989:
642:
283:
234:
224:
203:
72:
616:
420:
273:
127:
62:
1182:
336:
82:
863:
521:
Based on the type of adjudicator, Sessions Courts are of two types, those being
351:
137:
1176:
584:
984:
573:
474:
346:
219:
52:
278:
177:
604:
569:
494:
that deals with criminal cases. The Code of
Criminal Procedure enables
376:
298:
122:
112:
57:
792:
934:
257:
117:
47:
371:
608:
769:"Sentences which High Court Division and Sessions Judges may pass"
620:
102:
815:"What is the role of civil, sessions, high and Supreme courts?"
565:
558:
293:
252:
92:
577:
554:
87:
695:"āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻĢ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§"
671:"Court of Sessions - The Code of Criminal Procedure"
514:housed in same facility. Those are usually called
473:or even known as the Court of Sessions Judge is a
576:, the second in Dindoshi in the suburban area of
1174:
720:"āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽ"
568:there are two courts, the main one being in the
16:Criminal court in some Commonwealth countries
1125:Courts of Judicial Magistrate of Second Class
950:
785:
450:
1104:Courts of Judicial Magistrate of First Class
1031:List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court
490:Sessions Court is a type of lower court in
1041:List of female judges of the Supreme Court
1036:List of former judges of the Supreme Court
957:
943:
457:
443:
1157:National Judicial Appointments Commission
598:
761:
561:, pick-pocketing and other such cases.
1175:
964:
1067:List of sitting judges of High Courts
1062:List of chief justices of High Courts
938:
807:
535:
665:
663:
1118:Judicial Magistrate of Second Class
907:
888:"Subordinate Courts Act 1948 (SCA)"
880:
737:
687:
13:
1097:Judicial Magistrate of First Class
14:
1204:
856:
712:
660:
545:Code of Criminal procedure (CrPc)
1088:List of district courts in India
516:District and Session Judge Court
370:
1026:List of chief justices of India
29:Criminal trials and convictions
1141:Courts of Executive Magistrate
839:"District Courts, Maharashtra"
831:
319:Sexually violent predator laws
1:
653:
485:
915:"Malaysian Courts Hierarchy"
508:Metropolitan Sessions Courts
212:Cruel and unusual punishment
7:
626:
594:
10:
1209:
1000:Code of Criminal Procedure
414: English/Welsh courts
1149:
1133:
1117:
1096:
1075:
1049:
1008:
972:
615:Somewhat like the former
1193:District Courts of India
1083:District courts of India
633:District Courts of India
503:District Sessions Courts
477:which exists in several
68:Presumption of innocence
995:Code of Civil Procedure
919:Hierarchystructure.com/
523:Court of Sessions Judge
230:Indefinite imprisonment
1021:Chief Justice of India
1016:Supreme Court of India
612:
289:Miscarriage of justice
1150:Appointment of Judges
980:Constitution of India
602:
314:Sex offender registry
34:Rights of the accused
1134:Executive Magistrate
1057:High courts of India
773:bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd
749:bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd
675:bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd
603:A sessions court in
400:English/Welsh courts
328:Related areas of law
868:Indiancourts.nic.in
527:Court of Magistrate
309:Restorative justice
1188:Judiciary of India
966:Judiciary of India
795:. indiankanoon.org
648:Small Causes Court
638:Courts of Malaysia
613:
536:India and Pakistan
199:Capital punishment
191:Dangerous offender
78:Self-incrimination
23:Criminal procedure
1170:
1169:
990:Indian Penal Code
864:"District Courts"
643:Bombay High Court
467:
466:
342:Criminal defenses
284:Habitual offender
235:Three-strikes law
225:Life imprisonment
204:Execution warrant
73:Exclusionary rule
1200:
1162:Collegium System
959:
952:
945:
936:
935:
929:
928:
926:
925:
911:
905:
904:
902:
901:
892:
884:
878:
877:
875:
874:
860:
854:
853:
851:
850:
841:. Archived from
835:
829:
828:
826:
825:
819:Timesofindia.com
811:
805:
804:
802:
800:
793:"CrPc Section 9"
789:
783:
782:
780:
779:
765:
759:
758:
756:
755:
741:
735:
734:
732:
731:
716:
710:
709:
707:
706:
691:
685:
684:
682:
681:
667:
617:Quarter Sessions
459:
452:
445:
431:
423:
415:
410:
402:
394:
375:
374:
274:Criminal justice
128:Directed verdict
19:
18:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1166:
1145:
1129:
1113:
1109:Gram Nyayalayas
1092:
1076:District Courts
1071:
1045:
1004:
968:
963:
933:
932:
923:
921:
913:
912:
908:
899:
897:
890:
886:
885:
881:
872:
870:
862:
861:
857:
848:
846:
837:
836:
832:
823:
821:
813:
812:
808:
798:
796:
791:
790:
786:
777:
775:
767:
766:
762:
753:
751:
743:
742:
738:
729:
727:
718:
717:
713:
704:
702:
693:
692:
688:
679:
677:
669:
668:
661:
656:
629:
597:
538:
488:
463:
434:
426:
421:Canadian courts
418:
413:
408:Scottish courts
405:
397:
389:
381:
369:
356:
337:Civil procedure
323:
244:Post-sentencing
239:
208:
182:
132:
97:
83:Double jeopardy
17:
12:
11:
5:
1206:
1196:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1153:
1151:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1137:
1135:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1127:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1106:
1100:
1098:
1094:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1085:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1072:
1070:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
976:
974:
970:
969:
962:
961:
954:
947:
939:
931:
930:
906:
879:
855:
830:
806:
784:
760:
736:
724:Prothomalo.com
711:
686:
658:
657:
655:
652:
651:
650:
645:
640:
635:
628:
625:
596:
593:
541:District court
537:
534:
511:
510:
505:
487:
484:
471:Sessions Court
465:
464:
462:
461:
454:
447:
439:
436:
435:
433:
432:
424:
416:
411:
403:
395:
386:
383:
382:
380:
379:
377:Law portal
366:
363:
362:
358:
357:
355:
354:
349:
344:
339:
333:
330:
329:
325:
324:
322:
321:
316:
311:
306:
304:Rehabilitation
301:
296:
291:
286:
281:
276:
271:
266:
260:
255:
249:
246:
245:
241:
240:
238:
237:
232:
227:
222:
216:
215:
214:
207:
206:
201:
195:
194:
193:
188:
181:
180:
175:
170:
165:
160:
155:
150:
144:
141:
140:
134:
133:
131:
130:
125:
120:
115:
109:
106:
105:
99:
98:
96:
95:
90:
85:
80:
75:
70:
65:
60:
55:
50:
45:
39:
36:
35:
31:
30:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1205:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1154:
1152:
1148:
1142:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1132:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1116:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1095:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1009:Supreme Court
1007:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
977:
975:
971:
967:
960:
955:
953:
948:
946:
941:
940:
937:
920:
916:
910:
896:
889:
883:
869:
865:
859:
845:on 2012-04-22
844:
840:
834:
820:
816:
810:
794:
788:
774:
770:
764:
750:
746:
740:
725:
721:
715:
700:
696:
690:
676:
672:
666:
664:
659:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
630:
624:
622:
618:
610:
606:
601:
592:
588:
586:
585:death penalty
581:
579:
575:
571:
567:
562:
560:
556:
551:
547:
546:
542:
533:
530:
528:
524:
519:
517:
509:
506:
504:
501:
500:
499:
497:
493:
483:
480:
476:
472:
460:
455:
453:
448:
446:
441:
440:
438:
437:
430:
425:
422:
417:
412:
409:
404:
401:
398: Not in
396:
393:
388:
387:
385:
384:
378:
373:
368:
367:
365:
364:
360:
359:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
334:
332:
331:
327:
326:
320:
317:
315:
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
275:
272:
270:
267:
264:
261:
259:
256:
254:
251:
250:
248:
247:
243:
242:
236:
233:
231:
228:
226:
223:
221:
218:
217:
213:
210:
209:
205:
202:
200:
197:
196:
192:
189:
187:
184:
183:
179:
176:
174:
171:
169:
166:
164:
161:
159:
156:
154:
151:
149:
146:
145:
143:
142:
139:
136:
135:
129:
126:
124:
121:
119:
116:
114:
111:
110:
108:
107:
104:
101:
100:
94:
91:
89:
86:
84:
81:
79:
76:
74:
71:
69:
66:
64:
61:
59:
56:
54:
51:
49:
46:
44:
41:
40:
38:
37:
33:
32:
28:
27:
24:
21:
20:
985:Law of India
973:Constitution
922:. Retrieved
918:
909:
898:. Retrieved
894:
882:
871:. Retrieved
867:
858:
847:. Retrieved
843:the original
833:
822:. Retrieved
818:
809:
797:. Retrieved
787:
776:. Retrieved
772:
763:
752:. Retrieved
748:
739:
728:. Retrieved
726:(in Bengali)
723:
714:
703:. Retrieved
701:(in Bengali)
698:
689:
678:. Retrieved
674:
614:
589:
582:
574:South Mumbai
563:
552:
548:
539:
531:
526:
522:
520:
515:
512:
489:
479:Commonwealth
475:court of law
470:
468:
347:Criminal law
269:Life licence
220:Imprisonment
53:Speedy trial
1050:High Courts
799:January 12,
699:Bssnews.net
279:Exoneration
1177:Categories
924:2018-05-08
900:2018-05-08
895:Agc.gov.my
873:2018-05-08
849:2012-04-18
824:2018-05-08
778:2018-05-08
754:2018-05-08
730:2018-05-08
705:2018-05-08
680:2018-05-08
654:References
605:Terengganu
572:region of
570:Kala Ghoda
496:government
492:Bangladesh
486:Bangladesh
299:Recidivism
173:Guidelines
138:Sentencing
123:Not proven
113:Conviction
58:Jury trial
43:Fair trial
429:UK courts
392:US courts
258:Probation
168:Discharge
158:Custodial
153:Suspended
148:Mandatory
118:Acquittal
48:Pre-trial
627:See also
609:Malaysia
595:Malaysia
352:Evidence
186:Totality
163:Periodic
621:England
559:dacoity
361:Portals
103:Verdict
63:Counsel
1183:Courts
566:Mumbai
555:Indian
427:
419:
406:
390:
294:Pardon
265:
263:Tariff
253:Parole
93:Appeal
891:(PDF)
578:Malad
178:Guilt
801:2012
525:and
88:Bail
619:in
564:In
553:In
1179::
917:.
893:.
866:.
817:.
771:.
747:.
722:.
697:.
673:.
662:^
607:,
587:.
580:.
518:.
469:A
958:e
951:t
944:v
927:.
903:.
876:.
852:.
827:.
803:.
781:.
757:.
733:.
708:.
683:.
611:.
458:e
451:t
444:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.