If the offence is NOT exclusively triable by the Court of Session

• The Judge may frame a charge and transfer the case to the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) or any Judicial Magistrate of the first class.
• The accused must be directed to appear before the Magistrate on a specified date.
• The Magistrate will then try the case as a warrant case instituted on a police report.

If the offence is exclusively triable by the Court of Session

• The Judge must frame a charge in writing against the accused.

Reading and Explanation of Charges

• If a charge is framed, it must be read and explained to the accused.
• The accused is then asked whether they plead guilty or claim trial.