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(1) State Government may order in the Official Gazette, direct that the trial of all offences, or of any particular class of offences, before any Court of Session, shall be by jury in any district, and may [* *] by order in the Official Gazette, direct that the trial of all offences, or of any particular class of offences, before any Court of Session, shall be by jury in any district, and may [* *] revoke or alter such order.
(2) The State Government, by like order, may also declare that, in the case of any district in which the trial of any offence is to be by jury, the trial of such offences shall, if the Judge, on application made to him or of his own motion so directs, be by jurors summoned from a special jury list, and may revoke or alter such order.
(3) When the accused is charged at the same trial with several offences of which some are and some are not triable by jury, he shall be tried by jury for such of those offences as are triable by jury, and [by the Judge himself], for such of them as are not triable by jury.
(4) When, in respect of a trial in which the accused is charged with an offence triable by jury, it appears to the High Court, on an application made to it or otherwise, that having regard to the volume or complexity of the evidence in the case, the trial is not likely to be concluded within two weeks from its commencement, or that the case would involve consideration of evidence of a highly technical nature, which renders it undesirable that it should be tried by a jury, the High Court may, notwithstanding anything contained in any order made under sub-section (1), by order, direct that case shall be tried by the Judge himself without a jury and the Judge shall proceed to try the case accordingly.] 284. - Assessor how chosen [Omitted by the Code of Criminal Procedure) (Amendment) Act, 1955 (26 of 1955), Section 43. [1-1-1956].]