Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
(1) The Sessions Judge or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be, should give due notice of the probable date of inspection to the Magistrate, who should fill in before hand a printed form in inspection report in form No. 77, giving, as to as possible, upto-date information so that on the Sessions Judge's or the Chief Magistrate's arrival there may be no loss of time in collecting information. (2) When deemed fit and circumstances so require, the Sessions Judge or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be, may also carry out the surprise inspection of the Courts of the Magistrates subordinate to them, with the prior permission of the High Court and when it is not possible to obtain the prior permission, the Sessions Judges or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be, may carry out surprise inspection of the Courts subordinate to them and should immediately report to the High Court giving reason for such surprise inspection.