528. Sessions Judge may withdraw cases from Assistant Sessions Judge._1[(1) Any Sessions Judge
may withdraw any case from, or recall any case which he has made over to, any Assistant Sessions Judge
subordinate to him.]
[(1A) At any time before the trial of the case or the hearing of the appeal has commenced before the
Additional Sessions Judge, any Sessions Judge may recall any case or appeal Which he has made over to any
Additional Sessions Judge.
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(1B) Where a Sessions Judge withdraws or recalls a case under subsection (1) or recalls a case or
appeal under subsection (1A), he may either try the case in his own Court or hear the appeal himself, or
make it over in accordance with the provisions of this Code to another Court for trial or hearing, as the case
may be.]
[(1C) Any Sessions Judge may withdraw any case from, or recall any case which he has made over to,
any Magistrate subordinate to him, and may refer it for inquiry or trial to any other such Magistrate
competent to inquire into or try the same.
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6[(4) Any Magistrate may recall any case made over by him under section 192, Subsection (2), to any
other Magistrate and may inquire into or try such case himself.]
[(5)] A Magistrate making an order under *[this] 8[preceding subsection shall record in writing his
reasons for making the same.
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11CHAPTER XLIVA.[SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS RELATING TO EUROPEAN AND PAKISTAN
BRITISH SUBJECTS AND OTHERS.]Omitted by the Criminal Law (Extinction of Discriminatory
Privileges) Act, 1949 (II of 1950), Schedule.
1 Subsection (1) ins. by Act 18 of 1923, s. 147.
2 Subsections (1A) and (1B) ins. by the Code of Criminal Proceduer (Amdt.) Act, 1946 (3 of 1946), s.2.
3 Subsection (1C) ins. by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s. 2 and Sch.
4 Omitted and added by ord XII of 1972, s. 2 & sch as amended by by Act 23 of 1997.
5 Subsections (2) and (3) omitted ibid., which has previously been amended by various enactments.
6 Subsection(4) ins. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amdt.) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s.147.
7 Original sub��sections (1), (2) and (3) were renumbered as (2), (3) and (5) respectively, by Act 18 of 1923, s. 137.
* Six should read "the".
8 Subs. by the Law Refroms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s.2 and Sch., for “section”.
9 Omitted by Ord. 37 of 2001, S.75 (w.e.f 14082001).
10 Subsection (6) omitted by A.O., 1949, Sch.
11 Chapter XLIVA ( ss. 528 A to 528 D) was ins. by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1923 (12 of 1923), s.33.
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