Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it.

What this section does

When an accused appears before a Magistrate and the offence is found to be exclusively triable by the Court of Session, the Magistrate must commit the case to that Court after complying with sections 230 or 231, remand the accused to custody, transmit the case record and evidence, and notify the Public Prosecutor. Committal proceedings must be completed within 90 days of taking cognizance, extendable up to 180 days for recorded reasons. Any pending applications by the accused or victim must be forwarded to the Court of Session along with the committal.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Magistrate · Accused · Public Prosecutor · Court of Session

Time limit

90 days from date of taking cognizance; extendable up to 180 days for reasons recorded in writing

Derived from CrPC s.209.