The group of law students visited the Chittagong District Court to understand how the court system works, meeting with the president and secretary of the local bar association who discussed the role of lawyers and gave advice, and a senior criminal lawyer who provided a pending case for the students to research and details on his experience and satisfaction with his profession.

1. DEPARTMENT OF LAW

2. Subject of Assignment:
COURT VISIT FOR GATHERING KNOWLEDGE
SUBMITTED TO:
Adv. Mohiuddin (Mohim)
Lecturer
Department of Law
International Islamic University Chittagong

3. GROUP DETAILS
NAME ID NO
1. Shakir Mahmud L- 131046
2. Ishaq Mojumder L-131515
3. MD.Mijbah Uddin L-131107
4. MD.Kaiser Hamid L-131092
5. Rakibul Islam L-131054
6.Abdul Halim L-131095
7.Borhan Uddin L-123039
8.Imranul Hoque L-133055
9.Abdullah Reza L-131104

4. 1.Acknowledgement
2.Purpose of Visit
3.Chittagong District Court
4.Different types of Courts Chittagong court
•DISTRICT JUDGE /ADDITIONAL SESSION JUDGE AT
CHITTAGONG COURTS
•ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE AT CHITTAGONG COURTS
5. Structure of the court room
6.Functions of court room staff
7.Hierarchy of Prosecution
8.Case study 1
9.Case study 2
10. Personal Observation
*INDEX

5. 
WE ARE THE STUDENTS OF 6th semester, would like to pay we sincere
gratitude towards our course director adv. Mohiuddin, for arranging our
visit to District Court Chittagong for the purpose of understanding the
courts environment, courts structure and professional status.
we also thankful to our honorable lawyer, and our
companion ,of Chittagong District Court, to make us understand the
Role of Court and the role of Public Prosecutor and the Defense Lawyer
in a much Practical Way.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

6. Purposeof Visit
The purpose of the visit was to understand the working of a
court, the nature of duties of the judicial officers. The visit was
to help us understand the role of court in dispensing justice in
any case, the role of prosecutors in a case, the way cases proceed
in a court, the way judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers
handle the case, the relationship of the prosecutors and the
police. This gave us an opportunity to understand the actual
need of co- ordination in the four pillars of the criminal justice
system.
The visit included an in-depth study of the day to day
functioning of the criminal courts, at different levels and over a
vast variety of cases. The aim was to evaluate the resources
available and the distribution of power between the judges, the
prosecution, and the defense council.

7. {
Particulars Of Visit
NAME: CHITTAGONG DISTRICT COURT
LOCATION: COURT HILL, KHOWOTALI
DATE & TIME 0F VISIT
14/01/2016
NAME TIME
Adv. MOJIBUL HOQUE
President of CTG Bar Association
10:50 am---11:10am
Adv.MD. ANAMUL HOQUE
Secretary of CTG Bar Association
10:30am---10:50am
Adv. JAHANGIR HOSSAIN
Senior Lawyer, Chittagong Judge Court (Civil
Practisioner)
11:20am---12:20pm
Adv. SAHADAT HOSSAIN
Senior Lawyer, Chittagong Judge Court.(Criminal
practisioner)
12:30pm---1:30pm

8. Court - A court is an institution that the
government sets up to settle disputes through a
legal process. People come to court to resolve
their disagreements.
According to section 3 of The Evidence Act,1872
court includes all judges and magistrate and all
persons except arbitrators, legally authorised to
take evidence.

9. Chittagong Court Structure
The Building of Chittagong Courts Complex completed in 23 March1893.
This is the most modern operational District Courts building in Chittagong.
At present the following courts are functioning at the Chittagong courts
complex:
1.Civil 2.Metropolitan Court
• District Judge * Chief Metropolitan magistrate
• Additional District Judge * Ad.Chief Metropolitan
• Joint District Judge *Metropolitan Magistrate
• Assistant Judge

10. * OTherThan MetropolitanArea
1. Chief Judicial Magistrate
2.Ad.Chief Judicial Magistrate
3.Senior Judicial magistrate
4.Judicial Migistrate
(2nd,&3rd)

11. Sl. Name Of Courts Room No.
1 Chief Metropolitan magistrate Court 227
2 Ad. Chief Metropolitan magistrate Court 238
3 Metropolitan magistrate 1st Court 202
4 Metropolitan magistrate 2nd Court 208
5 Metropolitan magistrate 3rd Court 210
6 Metropolitan magistrate 4th Court 216
7 Metropolitan magistrate 5th Court 226
8 Metropolitan magistrate 6th Court 240
Chief Metropolitan magistrate office

12. SL. Name of Court Room No.
1 Metropolitan Session Judge Court 338
2 Ad. Metropolitan Session Judge 1st Court 304
3 Ad. Metropolitan Session Judge 2nd Court 310
4 Ad. Metropolitan Session Judge 3rd Court 311
5 Ad. Metropolitan Session Judge 4th Court 316
6 Joint Metropolitan Session Judge 1st Court 320
7 Joint Metropolitan Session Judge 2nd Court 325
8 Joint Metropolitan Session Judge 3rd Court 331
9 Joint Metropolitan Session Judge 4th Court 351

13. District & Session Judge Court
SL. Name of Court Room No.
1 District & Session Judge Court 401
2 Ad. District & Session Judge Court 405
3 Ad. District & Session Judge 1st Court 433
4 Ad. District & Session Judge 2nd Court 435
5 Ad. District & Session Judge 4th Court 406
6 Ad. District & Session Judge 5th Court 425
7 Ad. District & Session Judge 6th Court 432
8 Ad. District & Session Judge 7th Court

14. Structure of the court room
The Court room is a hall consisting of a raised pavilion which has a podium for
the Honorable Judge with his Reader and Steno sitting on either side on the
same podium.
On a pavilion comparatively lower to that of the Judge their is a witness and an
accused box but as informed is not being used. In between the two boxes the
typist sits who types all the statements made by the witnesses.
The prosecutor and the defense counsel stands on the bench near the typist.
Between the two counsels stands the witness and the accused stands beside the
accused box.
There is a Naib court helping the prosecutor standing just beside him.
The public attending the trial have seats provided behind the bench where the
two counsels stand.
There are cupboards in the court room to keep all the case files being tried in the
court. Even the case properties and other registers maintained in the court by the
different judicial officers.

15. Conversation with president of bar association
Group question:
Assalamualikum sir, how are you?
President:
Walikum assalam Alhamdulillah how are you every body
Group question:
We are also fine a lot of thanks for asking. Sir, we just come to meet you and
also for visiting your association. we want to know about you if you kindly say.
President:
I am advocate Md. Mojibul Hoque Chairman of bar of Chittagong court and I
have completed pass course from CU.
Group:
Sir, please tell us about the bar association.

16. President:
Well, the age of Chittagong bar 122 years
1. This bar had run its activities from 15th march 1893, with 17 member.
2. Amount of advocate 4162
3 board of directors members 19
4 .has 3 buildings and two are under construction.
Groups question:
A lot of thanks sir for the time being with us, now gives us some suggestion how can we improve our skill and tell us
about this profession.
President:
It is a challenging profession for leading your life in this way has to straggle, also a noble profession so has to follow
honest side for establishing justice as a human being. Beside it is so much important that senior and junior members has
to work together in such profession, juniors must honor the senior and also has to respect the judges and magistrate.
Provided that ,it also so much important to set up your mind to help the poor people for fulfilling responsibility and also
for establishing justice if you want to be a good lawyer must know the laws and has hard work every day because of
(A lawyer is a social engineer)
Thanks all of you for coming here I will be proud of you if you will be a good lawyer and help the poor.
Group:
Thanks sir for your important speech

18. Conversation with secretary of bar association
Group question:
Assalamualikum sir, how are you?
Sir:
Walikumassalam,I am fine and thanks all, where are you from?
Group:
We are student of law and has come from iiuc, please sir give us some information
about you?
Sir:
My name is Anamul Hoque, I has completed SSC & HSC exam in 1973 & 1975
then completed honors, & masters (1982) from Chittagong university.
After then completed pass course (1987) Joined Chittagong court and till now
continuing this profession

19. Group: Thanks sir, give us some advice how may we improve our profession as a student of
law?
Sir: law and lawyers are interrelated to each other’s law profession is so much important for
those who know law.
A lawyer have to face many challenge and problem in first three years at the time of
practice It is a challenging profession.
(a) For shining in this profession has to do study.
(b) In a case examination in chief, cross-examination is so
much important. You must ask relevant question in such examination.
(a) If any person continues 4/5 years in this profession then money is available.
(b) A lawyer is a social engineer .A lawyer has to gather huge knowledge from different
aspect.
(c) Practical profession has some different from book.
(a) For taking knowledge attaining in the seminar is mandatory.
Group:
Thank you so much sir, pray for us.

21. Conversationwith senior lawer-1
Adv. MD. Shahadat Hossain
Advocate Judge Court
Ainjibi ANEX Vovan
Room No: 4010,
Court Hill, Chittagong

22. Group : Assalamualkum sir ,how are you ?
Sir : Alhamdulillah ,I am fine ,where are you from?
Group : we are from IIUC, sir give us some information about this profession
and how felling about your profession?
Sir: well I am so much happy as a lawyer only it is a profession where you can
exercise your plan independent but has to liable upon the mind .when win in a case
then I feel so happiness by looking the eye of the clients.
By this profession you can help the poor people or who are in backward
section.it is true that law profession is so much challenging but has some peace if
done honestly.
Group:
Sir, what can we do as student of law for establishing our life?
Sir:
Only one!! speech read more & more for keeping happy in future.

24. Group:
Sir we need a pending case which is regulated by
you under this court for researching.
Sir:
Sure! Today I have case which may be decide today.
This is my pending case take it.
FACT:
A criminal Conspiracy for the purpose of committing
offence, abetting with Terrorist activities and creating
alarmism of the people, creating such environment
by breaking car, bragged and to killed bus helper with
driver.

25. FIR No. 149/15
Police Station Hathazari Model Thana
Offence Criminal Conspiracy
Under Section 6,10,11,12 & 13 of Sontrash Berodh
Ain,2009
Date of FIR 04-03-2015
Action Taken on FIR (Date & Time) 04-03-2015 at 4:55 PM
District Chittagong
Investigation Officer Mohammad Abdur Razzak (S.I.)
Trial Pending
Name of The Offender Md. Yaqub Member with 17 other persons
Victim’s Name MD. Alauddin Chw.
CASE STUDY - 1

27. FIR Of Case Study-1

28. Copy of SentThe AccusedTo
Court
Copy of application for
Remand

29. 
Copy of Confession under 164 Copy of after Completing Remand
the Accused has sent to the Court

31. Conversation with senior lawyer( 2)
Adv. MD. Jahangir Hossain
Civil Prectioner
ANNEX Building -2
Room No: 551
Court Hill, Chittagong

32. Group:
Sir assalamualikum
Sir:
Walikumassalam, who are you?
Group: Sir we are the student of law from IIUC. we want to know about your
profession if you give time us-
Sir:
Oh sure, why not, tell me what can I do for you.
Group :Sir, from which are you completed graduation?
Sir:
Well, I have completed pass course from law collage Chittagong.

33. PICTURE WITH ADV. JAHANGIR HOSSAIN

34. Group:
Sir we need a pending case which is regulated by you under this court for
researching.
Sir:
Sure! Today I have case which may be decide today.
This is my pending case take it….
FACT Of Civil Suit :
The three son of deceased Amatunnur create an application for nam jari
in land sub assistance officer, but he refused and give direction to go to the
Court, and they file a suit for declaration among of their name.

35. Civil Suit No. 243/14
Court Joint District Judge 1st Court
Suit Declaratory Suit
Under Section 42 of The Specific Relief Act,1877
Date of Submission 26-06-2014
Action Taken Pending
District Chittagong
Investigation Officer Not Create yet
Trial Pending
Name of Plaintiff Md. Sikander with 7 other persons
Name of Defendant Mohammad Hossen with 6 others
Case Study-2

37. COPY OF A CIVIL SUIT