Empowered under S. 4-A, Suppression of Terrorist Activities (Special Courts) Act, 1975

-    Were two or more Special courts had jurisdiction, wholly or partly in same territorial limits. High Court was empowered under S. 4-A, Suppression of Terrorist Activities (Special Courts) Act, 1975 to transfer any case from one Special Court to another in interest of justice or for convenience of parties or of witnesses---Enabling provision of S. 4-A of the Act would not have effect of curtailing powers of High Court to transfer case as provided under S.526, Cr.P.C---Powers of High Court under Criminal Procedure Code transfer a case from one Court to another having not been specifically excluded under S.4-A of Suppression of Terrorist Activities (Special Courts) Act, 1975, same would remain intact.

Muhammad Afzal    Versus        State
1999 YLR 1279
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