(1) The High Court or any Sessions Judge may call for and examine the record of any proceeding before any inferior Criminal Court situate within its or his local jurisdiction for the purpose of satisfying itself or himself; to the correctness, legality or propriety of any finding, sentence or order, recorded or passed, and as to the regularity of any proceedings of such inferior Court, and may, when calling, for such record, direct that the execution of any sentence or order be suspended, and if the accused is in confinement that he be released on bail or on his own bond pending the examination of the record.
Explanation.-All Magistrates, whether Executive or Judicial, and whether exercising original or appellate jurisdiction, shall be deemed to be inferior to the Sessions Judge for the purposes of this sub-section and of section 398.
(2) The powers of revision conferred by sub-section (1) shall not be exercised in relation to any interlocutory order passed in any appeal, inquiry, trial or other proceeding.
(3) If an application under this section has been made by
any person either to the High Court or to the Sessions Judge, no further
application by the same person shall be entertained by the other of them.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
391 CrPC Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
392 CrPC Procedure where Judges of Court of Appeal are equally divided
393 CrPC Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
395 CrPC Reference to High Court
396 CrPC Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
397 CrPC Calling for records to exercise powers of revision
398 CrPC Power to order inquiry