Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
406.Power to Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals.-
(1) Whenever it is made to appear to the
Supreme Court that an order under this sections 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.