Special Judicial Magistrate Court | 25 Aug 2022

Why In News?

• On August 24, 2022, the state government issued a notification declaring all the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Courts established at six district headquarters including Beawar (Ajmer district) as Special Judicial Magistrate Courts.

Key Points

• Principal Secretary, Law and Legal Affairs Department, Praveer Bhatnagar said that additional chief judicial magistrate courts have been declared as special judicial magistrate courts for speedy disposal of cases.
• Of these, all the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Courts established at Beawar (Ajmer district), Alwar, Chittorgarh, Pali, Rajsamand and Sikar headquarters have been declared as Special Judicial Magistrate Courts.
• The local jurisdiction of these courts shall be determined by the concerned District and Sessions Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.