Cr.P.C Section 528

Sessions Judge may withdraw cases from Assistant Sessions Judge._

(1) Any Sessions Judge may withdraw any case from, or recall any case which he has made over to, any Assistant Sessions Judge subordinate to him.]

[(1A) At any time before the trial of the case or the hearing of the appeal has commenced before the Additional Sessions Judge, any Sessions Judge may recall any case or appeal Which he has made over to any Additional Sessions Judge.

(1B) Where a Sessions Judge withdraws or recalls a case under subsection (1) or recalls a case or appeal under subsection (1A), he may either try the case in his own Court or hear the appeal himself, or make it over in accordance with the provisions of this Code to another Court for trial or hearing, as the case may be.]

[(1C) Any Sessions Judge may withdraw any case from, or recall any case which he has made over to, any Magistrate subordinate to him, and may refer it for inquiry or trial to any other such Magistrate competent to inquire into or try the same.

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(2) [* * * * * * *]Subs. by the Law Reforms (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (XXI of 1976), s. 27 and Sch.

(3) [* * * * * * *]Subs. by the Law Reforms (Amdt.) Act, 1976 (XXI of 1976), s. 27 and Sch.

[(4) Any Magistrate may recall any case made over by him under section 192, subsection (2), to any other Magistrate and may inquire into or try such case himself.]

[(5)] A Magistrate making an order under [this]* 5[preceding subsection] shall record in writing his reasons for making the same.

(6) [* * * * * * *]Subsection (6) omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.