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 sub section (1) or recalls a case or appeal under sub section (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. [* * * * * * *]] (2) [* * * * * * *] (3) [* * * * * * *] [(4) Any Magistrate may recall any case made over by him under section 192, sub section (2), to any other Magistrate and may inquire into or try such case himself.] [(5)] A Magistrate making an order under [this]* [preceding sub section] shall record in writing his reasons for making the same. (6) [* * * * * * *]

Effective date: 1898-07-01

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