Which of the following statements regarding session's court is wrong?

Sessions court is the highest criminal court at the district level.

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Sessions court can impose unconditional death sentence on the accused.

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High court has a supervisory jurisdiction over sessions court.

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Sessions court can impose unconditional death sentence on the accused.
The Sessions court is the highest criminal court of the district. It deals with more serious offences like dacoity, robbery and murder. The Sessions or Additional Sessions Judge alone can award a death sentence or life imprisonment. It is mandatory that a sentence of death must be confirmed by the High Court before it is carried out irrespective of whether an appeal is made to the High Court or not.

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