law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  407.Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals.-
  (1) Whenever it is made to appear to the High
  
  Court-
  (a) that a fair and impartial inquiry or trial cannot be had in any Criminal
  
  Court subordinate thereto, or
  (b) that some question of law of unusual difficulty is likely to arise, or
  (c) that an order under this section is required by any provision of this Code,
  
  or will tend to the general convenience of the parties or witnesses, or is
  
  expedient for the ends of justice.
  it may order-
  (i) that any offence be inquired into or tried by any Court not qualified under
  
  sections 177 to 185 (both inclusive), but in other respects competent to
  
  inquire into or try such offence;
  (ii) that any particular case or appeal, or class of cases or appeals, be
  
  transferred from a Criminal Court subordinate to its authority to any other
  
  such Criminal Court of equal or superior jurisdiction;
  (iii) that any particular case be committed for trial to a Court of Session; or
  (iv) that any particular case or appeal be transferred to and tried before
  
  itself.
  (2) The High Court may act either on the report of the lower Court, or on the
  
  application of a party interested, or on its own initiative:
  
  Provided that no application shall lie to the High Court for
  
  transferring a case from one Criminal Court to another Criminal Court in the
  
  same sessions division, unless an application for such transfer has been made
  
  to the Sessions Judge and rejected by him.
  (3) Every application for order under sub-section (1) shall be made by motion,
  
  which shall, except when the applicant is the Advocate-General of the State, be
  
  supported by affidavit or affirmation.
  (4) When such application is made by an accused person, the High Court may
  
  direct him to execute a bond, with or without sureties, for the payment of any
  
  compensation which the High Court may award under sub-section (7).
  (5) Every accused person making such application shall give to the Public Prosecutor
  
  notice in writing of the application, together with a copy of the grounds on
  
  which it is made; and no order shall be made on the merits of the application
  
  unless at least twenty-four hours have elapsed between the giving of such
  
  notice and the hearing of the application.
  
  
  (6) Where the application is for the transfer of a case or appeal from any
  
  subordinate Court, the High Court may, if it is satisfied that it is necessary
  
  so to do in the interests of justice, order that, pending the disposal of the
  
  application, the proceedings in the subordinate Court shall be stayed, on such
  
  terms as the High Court may think fit to impose:
  
  Provided that such stay shall not affect the subordinate Court's power
  
  of remand under section 309.
  (7) Where an application for an order under sub-section (1) is dismissed, the
  
  High 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 proper in the circumstances of the case.
  (8) When the High Court orders under sub-section (1) that a case be transferred
  
  from any Court for trial before itself, it shall observe in such trial the same
  
  procedure which that Court would have observed if the case had not been so
  
  transferred.
  (9) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect any order of Government
  
  under section 197.