Chapter II
Section 10 CrPC: Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges
New Law Update (2024)
Section 10 BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Sessions Court
Punishment
Procedural / Administrative
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
(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.
Important Sub-Sections Explained
Section 10(3)
This sub-section ensures the continuity of judicial proceedings by allowing for the disposal of urgent applications even when the Sessions Judge is absent or unable to act. It empowers an Additional or Assistant Sessions Judge, or even the Chief Judicial Magistrate, to step in and handle such matters, preventing delays in justice.