An Additional Sessions Judge shall try such cases as the Sessions Judge of the division may, by general or special order, make over to him for trial or as the High Court may, by special order, direct him to try.
Section 214 BNSS: Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- Corresponding CrPC
- Section 194 CrPC
Bare Act text
Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.
In simple words
Provides that an Additional Sessions Judge tries cases the Sessions Judge of the division makes over to him by general or special order, or that the High Court directs him by special order to try.
Chapter XV: Conditions Requisite For Initiation Of Proceedings
- 210 Cognizance of offences by Magistrate
- 211 Transfer on application of accused
- 212 Making over of cases to Magistrates
- 213 Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
- 214 Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- 215 Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
- 216 Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
- 217 Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
- 218 Prosecution of Judges and public servants
- 219 Prosecution for offences against marriage
- 220 Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- 221 Cognizance of offence
- 222 Prosecution for defamation