(1) Whenever it is made to appear to the Supreme Court that an order under this section is expedient for the ends of justice, it may direct that any particular case or appeal be transferred from one High Court to another High Court or from a Criminal Court subordinate to one High Court to another Criminal Court of equal or superior jurisdiction subordinate to another High Court.
(2) The Supreme Court may act under this section only on the application of the Attorney-General of India or of a party interested, and every such application shall be made by motion, which shall, except when the applicant is the Attorney-General of India or the Advocate-General of the State, be supported by affidavit or affirmation.
(3) Where any application for the exercise of the
powers conferred by this section is dismissed, the Supreme Court may, if it is
of opinion that the application was frivolous or vexatious, order the applicant
to pay by way of compensation to any person who has opposed the application such
sum not exceeding one thousand rupees as it may consider appropriate in the
circumstances of the case.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
401 CrPC High Court's powers of revision
402 CrPC Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
403 CrPC Option of Court to hear parties
405 CrPC High Court's order to be certified to lower Court
406 CrPC Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
407 CrPC Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
408 CrPC Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals