Metropolitan Sessions Judge Courts in Bangladesh

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Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court is a type of sessions court that is only found in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. Metropolitan Sessions courts only deal with the criminal cases of metropolitan areas. These courts are presided by the sessions judges. Sessions Judges are appointed by the government according to the 2009 amendment of Code of Criminal Procedure of Bangladesh.[1]

The Code of Criminal Procedure requires the Government of Bangladesh to establish separate sessions courts for the metropolitan cities.[1] Metropolitan Magistrate Courts are under the control and subordinate to the Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court.[2]

Classification

Currently, a Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court has a three-tier structure, consisting

  • Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court
  • Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court
  • Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court

The Metropolitan Sessions Judge and Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge have the same power to exercise but business of Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge is distributed by Metropolitan Sessions Judge.[3] The Joint Sessions Judge is subordinate to the Metropolitan Sessions Judge.[3] The Metropolitan Sessions Judge can make rules or give special orders to the Joint Sessions Judges.[4]

Scope of Penalty

The Code of Criminal Procedure defines penalty that judges of Metropolitan Sessions can sentence. The CrPC gives Metropolitan Sessions Judge and Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge to pass any sentence authorized by law. But any death sentence passed by such judge needs the confirmation from the High Court Division.[5]

Whereas CrPc enforces a few restrictions for Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge. Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge can pass any sentence except the death sentence or an imprisonment exceeding ten years.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Court of Sessions - The Code of Criminal Procedure". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ "Subordination of Executive,Judicial and Metropolitan Magistrates- The Code of Criminal Procedure". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ a b "Judicial System (Subordinate criminal courts section)". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ "Subordination of Joint Sessions Judges". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ^ a b "Sentences which High Court Division and Sessions Judges may pass". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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