Section 12: Special Magistrate.
If an Executive Magistrate is empowered to try a special case then that magistrate is an Special Executive Magistrate, If a Judicial Magistrate is empowered by the Government for a special case then that magistrate is a Special Magistrate and like this if a Metropolitan Magistrate is empowered by the Government to try a special case then that Magistrate is a Special metropolitan Magistrate.
Thus these way special Magistrate are of 3 types as bellow:
- Special Executive Magistrate
- Special Magistrate
- Special Metropolitan Magistrate
Section 18: Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM)
Under this section there is a Metropolitan court out of district Judicial court. Ant these metropolitan court are of 3 types, such as
- Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM Court)
- Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (ACMM Court)
- Metropolitan Magistrate Court (MM Court)
Note: As per provision of these section 12 and section 18 in a court practice there are 3 types of special Magistrate instead of 3 classes of Special Magistrate and similarly there are 3 types of Metropolitan Magistrate instead of 3 classes metropolitan magistrate.
Practical MCQ:
1.Question: What is the classification Special Magistrate
Option: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None
Answer: (d)
2.Question: What types of Special Magistrate are?
Option: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None
Answer: (b)
3.Question: What is the classification Metropolitan Magistrate ?
Option: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None
Answer: (d)
4.Question: What is types of Metropolitan Magistrate are?
Option: (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Special Note: The explanation are in practical based in the court practice, otherwise classification of Executive Magistrate and Special Magistrate under section 6 has none. This is why executive Magistrate and Special magistrate are not classified but they are in stepwise or typical as mentioned.