Criminal courts

What is Court?

* A place where justice is administered ,

* A judicial tribunal duly constituted for the
hearing and determination of cases,
* A session of a judicial assembly.
What is criminal court?

* A court that has jurisdiction to try and punish

offenders against criminal law,
Classification of Criminal
Court
SUPREME COURT

* The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's

judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and
constitutional disputes.
* The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in
Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries
where cases are heard.
SUPREME COURT

* Through several periods of military rule and

constitutional suspensions, the court has also
established itself as a de facto check on military
power.
* Supreme Court of Pakistan is a highest court in the
country with 17 permanent judges with a court in
federal capital Islamabad and register offices in each
provincial capital Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and
Karachi.
SUPREME COURT

* Supreme Judicial Council is a supervisory board that

hears the complaints against any Judge of Supreme
Court. Supreme Court of Pakistan is also a
Constitutional and appellate court as well,
* Supreme Court has vast powers over any judicial
matter and also has a suo moto power on any issue
relating to Human Rights in the country. It is also
last appeal court in the country.
High court

* There is one High Court in each Province and one in

federal capital Islamabad.
* High Court in Punjab is called Lahore High Court, in
the province of Sindh is called Sindh High Court, in
Khyber pakhtankhwa is called Peshawar High Court
and in Baluchistan it is called Balochistan High Court.
* High court is appellate court of all civil and criminal
cases in the respective province.
Session courts
* District courts exist in every district of each province, with
civil and criminal jurisdiction.
* In each District Headquarters, there are numerous
Additional District & Session Judges who usually preside
the courts.
* District & sessions Judge has executive and judicial
power all over the district under his jurisdiction.
* Session court is also a trial court for heinous offences
such as Murder, Rape (Zina), Haraba offences (armed
robbery where specific amount of gold and cash is
involved, it is also appellate court for summary conviction
offences and civil suits of lesser value.
Session courts

* Each Town and city now has a court of Additional

District & Sessions judge, which possess the equal
authority over, under its jurisdiction.
* When it is hearing criminal cases it is called session
courts and when it is hearing civil cases it becomes
District court.
* Executive matters are brought before the relevant
District & Sessions Judge.
Judicial Magistrate Courts

* In every town and city, there are numerous judicial

magistrate courts.
* Magistrate with power of section 30 of Cr.P.C can hear
all matter and offences of criminal nature, where there is
no death penalty (such as attempted murder, dacoity,
robbery, extortion)under his jurisdiction but he can pass
sentence only up to seven years or less.
* If the court thinks accused deserves more punishment
than seven years then it has to refer the matter to some
higher court with its recommendations.
Judicial Magistrate Courts
* Every magistrate court is allocated a jurisdiction that
is usually one or more Police Stations in the area.
Trial of all non bailable offences including police
remand notices, accused dischages,arrest and search
warrants,
* bail applications are heard and decided by Magistrate
Courts. Most of judicial Magistrates have powers over
civil suits as well, they are usually called Civil Judge
Cum Judicial Magistrates.
Type of Magistrate

* First Class Judicial Magistrate

* Second Class Judicial Magistrate
* Chief Judicial Magistrate
* Metropolitan Magistrate
* Executive Magistrate
* District magistrate
* Additional District Magistrate
* Sub divisional Magistrate
* Special Executive Magistrates
First Class Judicial Magistrate

* First Class Judicial Magistrate are allowed to pass

a sentence of imprisonment for a maximum of 3
years or fine up to Rs. 5000 or both.
Second Class Judicial Magistrate

* Second Class Judicial Magistrate is known as the

court of lowest level and can pass sentence for
maximum of 1 year or fine up to Rs. 5000 or both.
Chief Judicial Magistrate

* Chief Judicial Magistrate a first class judicial magistrate

is appointed as the chief judicial magistrate by the high
court in every district. The chief judicial magistrate is
subordinate to and controlled by session judge. They
have the power to impose any fine or sentence of
imprisonment, not more than seven years.
Metropolitan Magistrate
* Metropolitan Magistrate the towns with population
more than one million are considered as metropolitan
areas and magistrate appointed for such areas are
called Metropolitan Magistrate. The Metropolitan
magistrate report to session judge and is subordinate
to the chief metropolitan magistrate
* Executive Magistrate
* Executive Magistrate as per the discretion of the
State Government executive magistrates are
appointed in a district. Of these executive
magistrates, one is appointed as District Magistrate
and one as Additional District Magistrate.
District magistrate

* District magistrate In every district and in every

metropolitan area The State Government may
appoint as many persons as it thinks fit to be
Executive Magistrates and shall appoint one of
them to be the District Magistrate
Additional District Magistrate

* The State Government may appoint any Executive

Magistrate to be an Additional District Magistrate,
and such Magistrate shall have such of the powers
of a District Magistrate under this Code or under
any other law for the time being in force as may be
directed by the State Government
Sub divisional Magistrate

* The State Government may place an Executive

Magistrate in charge of a sub-division and may
relieve him of the charge as occasion requires; and
the Magistrate so placed in charge of a sub-division
shall be called the Sub-divisional Magistrate.
Special Executive Magistrates
* The State Government may appoint, for such term
as it may think fit, Executive Magistrates, to be
known as Special Executive Magistrates for
particular areas or for the performance of particular
functions and confer on such Special Executive