Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Section 487: Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try offences referred to in section 195 when committed before themselves

487. Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try offences referred to in section 195 when committed before themselves.__ (1) Except as provided in sections 3[476,] 4[*] 480 and 485, no Judge of a Criminal Court or Magistrate, other than a Judge of a High Court 5[* * *], shall try any person for any offence referred to in section 195, when such offence is committed before himself or in contempt6 of his authority, or is brought under his notice as such Judge or Magistrate in the course of a judicial proceeding. 7

(2)[* * * * * * *] 8 [CHAPTER XXXVI.__ [Of the Maintenance of Wives and Children.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981(XXVII of 1981), s. 2 and Second Schedule.

(e)that a prisoner within such limits be removed from one custody to another for the purpose of trial; and

(f)that the body of a defendant within such limits be brought in on the Sheriff’s return of cepi corpus to a writ of attachment. 1 [(1A) The High Court may, by general or special order published in the official Gazette, direct that all or any of its powers specifed in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) shall, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order, be exercisable also by

(a)a Sessions Judge; or

(b)an Additional Sessions Judge, within the territorial limits of a Session Division.] 2

(2)[The High Court] may, from time to time, frame rules to regulate the procedure in cases under this section. 3 [(3) Nothing in this section applies to persons detained under any law providing for preventive detention.] 4 491A. [Powers of High Court outside the limits of appellate jurisdiction.] Omitted by the Criminal Law (Extinction of Discriminatory Privileges) Act, 1949 (II of 1950), Schedule. PART IX SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS