The Burma Courts Act 1875, 17 of 1875, (Rep., Act 11 of 1889) · VII — .

Section 60. The Recorder shall exercise the powers of a court of Session, as defined in the Code of Criinin- `d`

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

60. The Recorder shall exercise the powers of a court of Session, as defined in the Code of Criinin- `d` Procedure, within the local limits of his ordinary civil jurisdiction and (on the occasion and for thc purpose mentioned in section forty-five, clause three,) at .Maulmain, Akyab and Bassein : Recorder to ex*mise 1)O'VCrS of Session court. i 1 Provided that sentences of death passed by hini as a Court of Session shall be subject to tlie confirmation of the Special Court. For the purposes of section 64A of the Code ol Criminal Procedure, the Court of the Recorder sliall be deenied to be a High Court. P O ~ I 10 rc- 61. The Recorder shall ha~re all the powers of a vise procoed- IIigh Court under the Code of Criivjual TI-occdurc in I i R I in respect of the Magistrates within the local limits il!#s of `31%-` of his ordinary civil jurisdiction and the proceedings g~strates. of such Btagistrates. High Court under the Code of Criminal Procedure 62. The Recorder shall have the powers of a Jurisdiction K::: for the trial of, and otherwise with reference to, Eu- subjects and ropean Britisli subjects and persons charged jointly :; joint. with European British subjects ; IY w ~ t h them. them. IY w ~ t h them. them. and all conimitments of European British subjects and of persons charged jointly with European British subjects, on charges of offences committed within British Burma, which would according to the law of criminal procedure for the time being in force be made to a High Court, shall be made to his Court.

Source: India Code