Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XLII · Transfer of Criminal Cases
418A. Trials by High Court on a certificate by the Public Prosecutor
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding section 417 and subject to section 418B, the Public Prosecutor may in any particular case triable by a criminal Court subordinate to the High Court issue a certificate specifying the High Court in which the proceedings are to be instituted or transferred and requiring that the accused person be caused to appear or be produced before such High Court.
Court
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;
The power of the Public Prosecutor under subsection (1) shall be exercised by him personally.
The certificate of the Public Prosecutor issued under subsection (1)
shall be tendered to the subordinate Court before which the case is triable whereupon the Court shall transfer the case to the High Court specified in the certificate and cause the accused person to appear or be brought before such Court as soon as may be practicable.
When the accused person appears or is brought before the
High Court in accordance with subsection (3), the High Court shall fix a date for his trial which shall be held in accordance with the procedure under Chapter XX.
Cases to which section 418A is applicable