Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXII: Reference and Revision
Section 441: Power of Additional Sessions Judge
In plain words
An Additional Sessions Judge has all the revision powers of a Sessions Judge for any case transferred to them by the Sessions Judge's general or special order.
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Official text
An Additional Sessions Judge shall have and may exercise all the powers of a Sessions Judge under this Chapter in respect of any case which may be transferred to him by or under any general or special order of the Sessions Judge.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 441
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