Criminal Manual 134 — Completion of Part-Heard Cases by Magistrates under Orders of Transfer

Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977

Statutory text

Whenever an order of transfer or an advance intimation of the transfer is received by a Judge or Magistrate, he should endeavour to dispose of all part-heard cases before handing over charge. The Magistrate should submit report to the High Court through the Sessions Judge showing details of part-heard cases of under trial prisoners and the reasons of leaving them part-heard.

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