Section 408 of CRPC "Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals"
(1) Whenever it is made to appear to a Sessions Judge that an order under this sub-section is expedient for the ends of justice, he may order that any particular case be transferred from one Criminal Court to another Criminal Court in his Sessions division.
(2) The Sessions Judge may act either on the report of
the lower Court, or on the application of a party
interested, or on his own initiative.
(3) The provisions of sub-sections (3), (4), (5), (6) (7)
and (9) of Section 407 shall apply in relation to an
application to the Session, Judge for an order under
sub-section (1) as they apply in relation to an application
to High Court for an order under sub-sec. (1) of Section 407
except that sub-section (7) of that section shall so apply
as if for the words, "one thousand rupees" occurring therein
the words "two hundred and fifty rupees" were substituted.
Section 409 of CRPC "Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Session Judge"
(1) A Sessions Judge may withdraw any case or appeal
from, or recall any case or appeal which he has made over
to, any Assistant Sessions Judge or Chief Judicial
Magistrate subordinate to him.
(2) At any time before the trial of the case or the hearing
of the appeal has commenced before the Additional Sessions
Judge, a Sessions Judge may recall any case appeal which he
has made over to any Additional Session Judge.
(3) Where a Sessions Judge withdraws or recalls case or
appeal under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), he may
either try the case in his own Court or hear the appeal
himself, or make it over in accordance with the provision of
this Code to another Court for trial or hearing, as the case
may be.
REFERENCE AND REVISION
TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL CASES