Public Prosecutors.

What this section does

The section establishes the framework for appointment of Public Prosecutors, Additional Public Prosecutors, and Special Public Prosecutors at the High Court and district levels by the Central and State Governments. Eligibility requires at least seven years' practice as an advocate for Public Prosecutors and ten years for Special Public Prosecutors. District-level appointments must be drawn from a panel prepared by the District Magistrate in consultation with the Sessions Judge, or from a regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers where one exists.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Central Government · State Government · High Court · Public Prosecutor · Additional Public Prosecutor · Special Public Prosecutor · District Magistrate · Sessions Judge · Victim

Derived from CrPC s.24.