Any offence that is punishable for less than two years under Penal Provisions and or under any Special Acts is Summons Case.
Hierarchy of Courts?
As far as Criminal Courts are concerned, the Courts are classified as follows;
- Magistrate Court / Judicial Magistrate Court
- Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court / Chief Judicial Magistrate Court
- Sessions Court / District Court
- Principal Sessions Court / Principal District Court
- High Court
- Supreme Court