Metropolitan Sessions Judge in Bangladesh

Metropolitan Sessions Judge is the principal judge of the metropolitan sessions court, which exist only in metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. Metropolitan sessions judges deal exclusively with the criminal cases arising within metropolitan areas. Sessions judges are appointed by the government according to the 2009 amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898.

The Code of Criminal Procedure requires the government of Bangladesh to establish separate sessions courts for the metropolitan cities. Metropolitan magistrate courts operate under the control of, and are subordinate to, the metropolitan sessions judge.

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