CrPC § 6 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024

Section 6 CrPC — Classes of Criminal Courts

Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 6 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.

The law now: BNSS 6 — Classes of Criminal Courts

Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this Sanhita, there shall be, in every State, the following classes of Criminal Courts, namely:—

(i) Courts of Session;

(ii) Judicial Magistrates of the first class;

(iii) Judicial Magistrates of the second class; and

(iv) Executive Magistrates.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 6 in full

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