Sessions Court (India)

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:judge
gptkbp:appealJurisdiction Criminal appeals from lower courts
gptkbp:appealsTo Magistrate courts
High Court (India)
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:canTry Offences punishable with death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment over 7 years
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Code_of_Criminal_Procedure,_1973
gptkbp:handlesCases Serious criminal cases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sessions Court (India)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:district
gptkbp:legalBasis Section 9, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
gptkbp:location District headquarters
gptkbp:maximumSentencePower Death penalty
gptkbp:minimumSentencePower Imprisonment for more than 7 years
gptkbp:oversees Subordinate criminal courts
gptkbp:presidedBy Sessions Judge
gptkbp:subordinateUnit High Court (India)
gptkbp:supports Additional Sessions Judges
Assistant Sessions Judges
gptkbp:trial Sessions trial
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Criminal_Courts
gptkb:Trial_Courts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8