The Magistrate or Judge who himself is a party in a case or having interest in such case or the Judge who hears appeal, in which if he is a party or having interest in such appeal, either way, the Magistrate or the Judge should not handle such cases on their own without prior approval of the Appellate Court and or pass any Order or Judgment in such case or appeal.

Points to Remember:-

The Magistrate or Judge should not be considered as an interested party for he being seen the crime as one among the public or accidentally commuted to the place of offence or conducted any inquiry on such incident as a passer-by does.