CrPC Section 6: Classes of Criminal Courts
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 2: Constitution of Criminal court and offices
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
6. Classes of Criminal Courts .- Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this Code, there shall be, in every State, the following classes of Criminal Courts, namely:--
(i) Courts of Session;
(ii) Judicial Magistrate of the first class and, in any Metropolitan area, Metropolitan Magistrate;
(iii) Judicial Magistrate of the second class; and
(iv) Executive Magistrates.
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 7. Territorial divisions
- 8. Metropolitan areas
- 9. Court of Session
- 10. Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges
- 11. Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- 12. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
- 13. Special Judicial Magistrates
- 14. Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
- 15. Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
- 16. Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates
- 17. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
- 18. Special Metropolitan Magistrates
- 19. Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates
- 20. Executive Magistrates
- 21. Special Executive Magistrates
- 22. Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
- 23. Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- 24. Public Prosecutors
- 25. Assistant Public Prosecutors
- 25A. Directorate of Prosecution