Metropolitan Session Courts in Bangladesh

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Metropolitan Sessions courts are a type of Sessions Court located in the metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. [1] These courts courts deal exclusively with criminal cases. [2] Judges appointed to metropolitan sessions courts do not hear or try any civil matters, unlike civil judges in the districts. According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1908, a sessions court shall be established by the Government in each metropolitan city. [3] Initially, two types of courts, the Courts of Sessions and the Courts of Magistrates were recognized by the code. The code was amended in 1976 with the introduction of the metropolitan police and came into effect in 1979. [4] This amended ordinance made it essential for the government to establish the separate metropolitan sessions courts for metropolitan areas. [3] [5] Currently, seven Metropolitan courts are functioning in Bangladesh.

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Structure

Metropolitan Sessions courts are presided over by metropolitan sessions judges. [6] It has started functioning in 1999. Metropolitan Sessions Judge court has three tier structure consisting, [7]

List of Metropolitan Session Courts

As of 2024, there are Seven Metropolitan Sessions Courts, [8] namely:

References

  1. ↑ "Jurisdiction of Court". judiciary.org.bd. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Class of Criminal Court". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. 1 2 "Code of Criminal Procedure - Classes of Session Court". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Metropolitan Court - Bangladepdia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. ↑ "Code of Criminal Procedure". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Jurisdiction of Court". www.judiciary.org.bd. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  7. ↑ "Court of Sessions". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  8. ↑ "The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 | 9. Court of Sessions".
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