SECTION 406 CrPC - Code of Criminal Procedure - Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals

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(1) Whenever it is made to appear to the Supreme Court that an order under this section is expedient for the ends of justice, it may direct that any particular case or appeal be transferred from one High Court to another High Court or from a Criminal Court subordinate to one High Court to another Criminal Court of equal or superior jurisdiction subordinate to another High Court.

(2) The Supreme Court may act under this section only on the application of the AttorneyGeneral of India or of a partly interested, and every such application shall be made by motion, which shall, except when the applicant is the Attorney-General of India or the Advocate-General of the State, be supported by affidavit or affirmation.

(3) Where any application for the exercise of the powers conferred by this section is dismissed, the Supreme Court may, if it is of opinion that the application was frivolous or vexatious, order the applicant to pay by way of compensation to any person who has opposed the application such sum not exceeding one thousand rupees as it may consider appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

Comments

There is no substance in claim of accused for transfer of case on ground that Sessions Judge was biased as he did not allow accused to sit down during trial; Autar Singh v. state of madhya pradesh, AIr 1982 SC 1260: (1982) Cr LJ 1740: (1982) 1 SCC 438: (1982) SCC (Cr) 248.

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