Question

Which of the following is the highest criminal court at the district level?
A. Sessions court
B. District court
C. First-class magistrate court
D. Magistrate court

Answer 1

Hint: Apart from the Supreme Court of India, there are subordinate courts like civil courts, family courts, criminal courts, and so on. These courts superintend justice in India at a district level.

Complete answer:
The session court is the highest criminal court at the district level. The district court is known as a session court when it administers its jurisdiction on criminal matters under the code of criminal procedure.
The court is established by the state government. The session court is headed by a judge who is appointed by the high court of the particular state. The high court may also appoint additional session judges and assistant session judges. In Indian cities or districts, the session court is responsible for cases related to murders, theft, and other such cases. Session court holds the power to impose a range of penalties for criminal acts, including the death penalty. The session court hears each case continuously in session and delivers judgment immediately on completion of arguments. Hence, the name 'session court' means that the case will be disposed of expeditiously. The major logic behind the Indian judicial system is that the concept of 'sessions' is observed only in breach due to repeated adjournments, loopholes in the case paper, and a backlog of cases. The Indian government is still unable to find a proper solution for such an endemic problem.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Note: There are 672 district courts in India. The City of Mumbai has two session courts. Provisions related to subordinate courts are provided in Part VI and from Article 233 to Article 237 of the Indian constitution. There are 25 high courts in India. Telangana high court is the 25th high court of India which was established on 1st Jan 2019.