BNSS · Section 214 · Chapter XV — CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS

Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them.

What this section does

An Additional Sessions Judge shall try only such cases as are made over to him by the Sessions Judge of the division by general or special order, or as directed by the High Court by special order.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Additional Sessions Judge · Sessions Judge · High Court

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.194.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 214, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 214 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.