LawgistThe Code of Criminal Procedure
477Power of High Court to make rules
(1) Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules--
(a) as to the persons who may be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it;
(b) regulating the issue of licences to such persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged by them;
(c) providing a penalty for a contravention of any of the rules so made and determining the authority by which such contravention may be investigated and the penalties imposed;
(d) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.
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MISCELLANEOUS
- 474 Trials before High Courts
- 475 Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- 476 Forms
- 477 Power of High Court to make rules
- 478 Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- 479 Case in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- 480 Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
- 481 Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- 482 Saving of inherent power of High Court
- 483 Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- 484 Repeal and savings
