Metropolitan Sessions Judge Courts in Bangladesh

Sessions Judges are appointed by the government according to the 2009 amendment of Code of Criminal Procedure of Bangladesh.

[1] The Code of Criminal Procedure requires the Government of Bangladesh to establish separate sessions courts for the metropolitan cities.

[4] The Code of Criminal Procedure defines penalty that judges of Metropolitan Sessions can sentence.

But any death sentence passed by such judge needs the confirmation from the High Court Division.

[5] Whereas CrPc enforces a few restrictions for Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge.