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The Code of Criminal Procedure Act

Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 18 Oct 2026

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Act 2 of 1974

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Section 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deals with subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges. All Assistant Sessions Judges shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge in whose Court they exercise jurisdiction.

(1) All Assistant Sessions Judges shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge in whose Court they exercise jurisdiction.

(2) The Sessions Judge may, from time to time, make rules consistent with this Code, as to the distribution of business among such Assistant Sessions Judges.

(3) The Sessions Judge may also make provision for the disposal of any urgent application, in the event of his absence or inability to act, by an Additional or Assistant Sessions Judge, or, if there be no Additional or Assistant Sessions Judge, by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and every such Judge or Magistrate shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to deal with any such application.

Section 10, The Code of Criminal Procedure Act (Act 2 of 1974).

Questions about Section 10

What does Section 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deal with?

Section 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act is headed "Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges". All Assistant Sessions Judges shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge in whose Court they exercise jurisdiction.

How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Code Criminal Procedure Act 10, section 10 Code Criminal Procedure Act, section 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

When was the Code of Criminal Procedure Act enacted?

Code of Criminal Procedure Act was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.

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