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Types and Hierarchy of Criminal Courts

The document outlines the types of criminal offences, distinguishing between bailable and non-bailable, as well as cognizable and non-cognizable offences. It details the functionaries under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, including police and prosecutors, and describes the hierarchy of criminal courts in India, which includes various levels of magistrate and session courts in both district and metropolitan areas. Additionally, it specifies the classes of criminal courts established in each state, excluding the High Courts and Supreme Court.

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Types and Hierarchy of Criminal Courts

The document outlines the types of criminal offences, distinguishing between bailable and non-bailable, as well as cognizable and non-cognizable offences. It details the functionaries under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, including police and prosecutors, and describes the hierarchy of criminal courts in India, which includes various levels of magistrate and session courts in both district and metropolitan areas. Additionally, it specifies the classes of criminal courts established in each state, excluding the High Courts and Supreme Court.

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Types of Criminal Offences:

 Bailable offence and Non-bailable offence


 Cognizable and Non-Cognizable offence

Functionaries under crpc


There are various functionaries under the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973
who help to regulate the various provisions of the code. The functionaries
are essential for the proper functioning of the code. The various
functionaries mentioned under the code are the Police, Public Prosecutors,
Assistant Public Prosecutors, Additional Prosecutors, Prison authorities and
the Defence counsel. The powers and functions of the functionaries are
clearly mentioned in the code.

Hierarchy of court ( section 6-23)


The setup of criminal courts in India is of 2 types i.e. District and
Metropolitan areas.

District

The setup of criminal courts in district areas is at 3 levels: –

At the lower level of the judiciary the courts are called courts of Judicial
Magistrate which are of 3 types: –

 Judicial magistrate
 Judicial magistrate second class
 Special magistrate court
At the middle level of the judiciary, the courts at the sessions level
include: –

 Court of sessions
 Additional courts of sessions
 Assistant courts of sessions
 Special courts
At the higher level of the judiciary, there are the High Court and Supreme
Court.
Metropolitan areas

The courts at the session’s level are referred to as metropolitan courts and
they are of 2 types: – Metropolitan magistrate courts and Special
Metropolitan Magistrate

Chief Judicial Magistrate/Chief Metropolitan Magistrate exercises


supervisory authority or administrative authority of all the magistrates in
sessions/division or metropolitan areas.

Classes of criminal courts

Section 6 of the Cr.P.C provides for the classes of criminal courts in every
State apart from the High Courts and the Supreme Court, namely –

 Court of Session
 Judicial Magistrates of the first class and, Metropolitan Magistrates
in any metropolitan areas
 Judicial Magistrates of the second class; and
 Executive Magistrates

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