Structure of Criminal

Courts
Subordinate Criminal Courts: General
Hierarchy

Court of Sessions:
Metropolitan Courts of
Sessions Judge Sessions
Additional Sessions Judge
Non-Metropolitan Courts of
Joint Sessions Judge Sessions

Courts of Courts of
Magistrates in Magistrates in
Metropolitan Non-metropolitan
Areas Areas

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

Additional Chief Metropolitan Chief Judicial Magistrate
Magistrate Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate
Metropolitan Magistrates Senior Judicial Magistrate
Judicial Magistrate [Second and
[All First Class] Third Class]
 Magistrates are of two types:
- Judicial
- Executive
 There are other special courts and
tribunals under different special laws.