In City, it is called Metropolitan Magistrate Court while in the rural it is called Judicial Magistrate Court. Otherwise, both Magistrate Courts have same powers under the Cr.P.C. provision. Similarly in the City, it is Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, who is the Chief of all the Metropolitan Magistrate Courts within that City limit. Whereas, the Chief […]

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 /[…..]

Any offence that is punishable for more than two years under Penal Provisions and or under any Special Acts is Warrant Case.

In Non-Cognizable Offence, Police requires an Order and or Warrant of Arrest from the concerned Magistrate either to conduct an inquiry and / or to arrest a person who has reasons to believe commissioned an offence under penal provisions and / or under any other Special Acts. Certain offences comes under the purview of non-cognizable[…..]

In Cognizable Offence, the Police need not require Magistrate’s Order and / or Warrant of Arrest either to conduct an inquiry or to arrest an Accused for offences punishable under the provisions of Indian Penal Code and / or under any other Special Statutes.