Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XXVI · Judgment
273. Mode of delivering judgment
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Court
Defined · s 2
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;