449. (1) A Sessions Judge may withdraw any case or appeal from, or recall any case or appeal which he has made over to a Chief Judicial Magistrate subordinate to him. (2) At any time before the trial of the case or the hearing of the appeal has commenced before the Additional Sessions Judge, a Sessions Judge may recall any case or appeal which he has made over to any Additional Sessions Judge. (3) Where a Sessions Judge withdraws or recalls case or appeal under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), he may either try the case in his own Court or hear the appeal himself, or make it over in accordance with the provisions of this Sanhita to another Court for trial or hearing, as the case may be.
CrPC Section 409 in BNSS: Section 449
Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
Section 409 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges) corresponds to Section 449 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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