(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), an appeal to the Court of Session or Sessions Judge shall be heard by the Sessions Judge or by an Additional Sessions Judge:
Provided that an appeal against a conviction on a trial held by a Magistrate of the second class may be heard and disposed of by an Assistant Sessions Judge or a Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) An Additional Sessions Judge, Assistant Sessions Judge or a Chief Judicial
Magistrate shall hear only such appeals as the Sessions Judge of the division
may, by general or special order, make over to him or as the High Court may, by
special order, direct him to hear.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
381 CrPC Appeal to Court of Session how heard
383 CrPC Procedure when appellant in jail
384 CrPC Summary dismissal of appeal
385 CrPC Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
386 CrPC Powers of the Appellate Court
387 CrPC Judgments of Subordinate Appellate Court
388 CrPC Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
389 CrPC Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail