Every High Court shall so exercise its superintendence over the Courts of Session and Courts of Judicial Magistrates subordinate to it as to ensure that there is an expeditious and proper disposal of cases by the Judges and Magistrates.
Section 529 BNSS: Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
- Corresponding CrPC
- Section 483 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
Every High Court must exercise its superintendence over the Courts of Session and Courts of Judicial Magistrates subordinate to it so as to ensure expeditious and proper disposal of cases by the Judges and Magistrates.
Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous
- 520 Trials before High Courts
- 521 Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- 522 Forms
- 523 Power of High Court to make rules
- 524 Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- 525 Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- 526 Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
- 527 Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- 528 Saving of inherent powers of High Court
- 529 Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
- 530 Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
- 531 Repeal and savings