STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: To provide platform to Judicial Officers for getting a clear understanding of the provisions of Criminal Amendment Act-2013, Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy on Saturday organised daylong workshop for all Judicial Magistrates of Jammu province on the topics ‘Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2013 and Sections 154, 156, 200 CrPC’ and ‘Powers and Jurisdiction of Magistrates vis-à-vis remand, bail, release of seized property and committal provisions for special laws like NDPS Act, prevention of Corruption Act, Drugs and Cosmetic Act, Forest Act and Section 164-A CrPC’.
The motive of the workshop was to get every Magistrate of the State familiarised with the latest amendments carried out in the Code of Criminal Procedure, Ranbir Penal Code and Evidence Act.
Justice J.P Singh, former Judge, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, Judge, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir were the resource persons.
Workshop was conducted under the guidance and instructions of Chief Patron, State Judicial Academy Justice M M Kumar (Chief Justice, High Court of J and K), Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar, (Chairman Committee, State Judicial Academy) and Justice Hasnain Masoodi, (Member Committee, State Judicial Academy).
The topics were introduced by Pawan Dev Kotwal, Director, State Judicial Academy in both pre and post lunch sessions and emphasised the need of the course for judicial officers especially in the back drop of latest amendments made out in the Code of Criminal Procedure, Ranbir Penal Code and Evidence Act by way of Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2013 which came into the force with effect from March 2014.
Justice J.P Singh discussed in detail the purpose and object of the amended provisions of Code of Criminal Provisions, Ranbir Penal Code and Evidence Act. He educated the participants on the ways and means which can be adopted while dealing with criminal cases and reminded the magistrates about their powers and duties.
During interactive session, the participants cleared various doubts about the implementation and practicability of Amendment.
In the post lunch session, Justice Bansi Lal Bhat addressed the Magistrates on the topic “Powers and Jurisdiction of Magistrates vis-à-vis remand, bail, release of seized property and committal provisions for special laws like NDPS Act, Prevention of Corruption Act, Drugs and Cosmetic Act, Forest Act and Section 164-A CrPC”.
He cleared confusions and doubts which the participants had about the various legal provisions and procedures.