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Courts
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Types Of Courts
• Deals with crimes committed as per IPC. Murder, Assault, Rape, Kidnapping etc
Criminal • Murder, Assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Theft, Vehicular accidents, etc
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Criminal Court
Criminal Court
District Magistrate’s
Supreme Court High Court
Session’s Court Court
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Supreme Court
• It can try any criminal appeal case and award any punishment, authorised by law.
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High Court
• They are the highest judicial tribunals of the states, usually situated in the state capital.
• It can try any criminal appeal case , and can pass any judgement.
• Even if there is no appeal, death sentence passed by session’s court has too be confirmed by the High Court
before execution.
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District Court
• Called as district court for civil matters and session’s court for criminal matter’s.
• District/Session’s Judge – DJ or Additional District/Session’s Judge – ADJ
• It is situated at the district headquarters'
• It can try any case committed to it for trial by magistrate and can also award any punishment, but the death sentence
passed should be confirmed by the High court before execution.(S-366 Cr IPC)
• Confirmation is done by two or more judges of High Court.
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Assistant Session Court
• Also situated at district headquarters.
• Can try any case but cannot award -----
• (A) Death Sentence
• (B) life Imprisonment
• (C) Imprisonment beyond 10 years
• Special courts of session may be established to try offences against women, SC/ST, NDPH (Narcotic drug and
psychotropic substance act), TADA ( Terrorist and disruptive activities act), POTA( Prevention of Terrorism
act),MCOCA (Maharashtra control of organised crime),and prevention of corruption act.
The powers of Magistrate to punish increases upto double while dealing with one who has committed
two or more than two crimes.
In all cases of dowry deaths, the dying declaration has to be recorded by special executive magistrate.
• Juvenile if found guilty is sent to reformatories ( BORSTAL School )for treatment, training and rehabilitation.