Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following courts is designated to function as a Human Rights Court under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Sessions Court.
Key Points
- Sessions Court is designated to function as a Human Rights Court under the Protection of Human Rights Act, of 1993.
- Under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 a Sessions Judge cannot take cognizance of the offense.
- He can only try the cases committed to him by the magistrate under Section 193 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Additional Information
- One of the objects of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 as stated in the preamble of the Act, is the establishment of human rights courts at the district level.
- The creation of Human Rights Courts at the district level has a great potential to protect and realize human rights at the grassroots.
- The Protection of Human Rights Act, of 1993 provides for the establishment of Human Rights Courts for the purpose of providing speedy trial of offenses arising out of violation of human rights.
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