পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৫৭৪

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542 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র The trial of various crimes of a comparatively minor nature is entrusted to magistrates of three grades: a first-class magistrate may pass a sentence of two year's imprisonment & 2,000 rupees fine; a second-class magistrate one of six months imprisonment and 500 rupees fine; & a third-class magistrate one of one month's imprisonment & 100 rupees fine. The District Magistrate bas first-class magisterial powers, the Sub-divisional Officers are first-class magistrates & there are secondclass & third-class magistrates at various levels. Cases may come to them in the form of private complaints & police arrests. They also administer preventive criminal law; for example, they take measures on their own initiative to prevent a breach of the peace during festivals or election. In many areas there are honorary magistrates. They do not exercise any of the ordinary powers automatically conferred on magistrates under the Code of Criminal Procedure, but they do perform such functions as authenticating documents & recording dying declarations. It is the District Magistrate alone who can issue orders for the distribution of business among the different magistrates. In nearly all judicial cases, the magistracy is subject to the control of the High Court. Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive The Awami League is committed to the principle of the separation of the judiciary from the executive. "Complete separation of judiciary from the executive shall also be constitutionally guaranteed". It may not be possible to implement it immediately. At the appropriate time a Committee should be set up to go into the question. The following chart gives an idea of the judicial administration. High Court District Judge Civil Court Sessions Judge (Criminal cases) (Sub-Division) Sub-ordinated Judges (Thana Munsief