law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  324.Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage,
  
  stamp-law or property.-
  (1) Where a person, having been convicted of
  
  an offence punishable under Chapter XII of Chapter XVII of the Indian Penal
  
  Code (45 of 1860) with imprisonment for a term of three years or upwards, is
  
  again accused of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with
  
  imprisonment for a term of three years or upwards, and the Magistrate before
  
  whom the case is pending is satisfied that there is ground for presuming that
  
  such person has committed the offence, he shall be sent for trial to the Chief
  
  Judicial Magistrate or committed to the Court of Session, unless the Magistrate
  
  is competent to try the case and is of opinion that he can himself pass an
  
  adequate sentence if the accused is convicted.
  (2) When any person is sent for trial to the Chief Judicial Magistrate or
  
  committed to the Court of Session under sub-section (1) any other person
  
  accused jointly with him in the same inquiry or trial shall be similarly sent
  
  to committed, unless the Magistrate discharges such other person under section
  
  239 or section 245, as the case may be.