An order passed by the learned Magistrate refusing remand is a judicial function and under section 435 of the Code, the Court superior to the one refusing remand can exercise jurisdiction of revision.
“Judicial proceeding” includes any proceeding in the course of which evidence is or may be legally taken on oath.
Section 4 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1958 further provides that a “Special Judge” shall have jurisdiction, in the given territorial limits, upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitutes such offence or upon a report in writing of such facts made by any police officer. The word ‘proceedings’ sometime is given wider meanings to cover the remaining steps towards progress of a case but when section 6 of the Act of 1958 is read with the heading of the section, in its context and in the light of surrounding provisions, it appears that legislature intended to give restricted meaning to the word “proceedings”.
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