CHAPTER III POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS Description of offences Triable by Each Court, 13. Offences under Penal Code. Subject to the other provisions of this Code, any offence under the Penal Code may be tried by any Court, by which such offences shown in the sixth column of the first Schedule to be triable or by any Court with more powers. 14. Offences under other Laws: (1) Any offence under any other law may be tried by any Court mentioned in that behalf in the law or by any Court with greater powers, but shall not be triable summarily unless it is explicitly so provided or unless it is provided that it may be tried by a Court of second class Magistrate. (2) When no Court is so mentioned it may be tried by any Court constituted under this Code but not summarily unless it is an offence not punishable with death or imprisonment for a term exceeding six months: Provided that: (a) A Magistrate of the first class shall not try an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may exceed seven years or with fine exceeding LS.500; (b) A Magistrate of the second class shall not try an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which may exceed three years or with fine exceeding LS.250; (c) An offence punishable with death shall be tried by a High Court. 15. Trial of Juvenile Offenders: An offender who in the opinion of the Court is under eighteen years of age may be tried either summarily or non-summarily by the Court of a Magistrate of the first or second class for any offence not punishable with death. 16. Special Courts: 1. The Chief Justice may constitute special courts for the trial of juvenile offenders who are under eighteen years of age and he may prescribe the procedure to be followed by such courts. 2. The Chief Justice may convene a special Court to be presided over by a High Court Judge or any other senior judge to be assisted by two assessors for the trial of tribal or sectional fights involving capital offences. 3. A High Court Judge may convene a special Court presided over by a 1st Class Magistrate assisted by four assessors for the trial of tribal or sectional fights, disputes etc not involving capital offences. 4