Transfer of criminal cases allows relocation of trials or appeals when impartiality, legal difficulty, or convenience require. High Court authority to transfer criminal inquiries, trials or appeals applies where a fair and impartial inquiry cannot be had, a question of law of unusual difficulty is likely, or transfer serves convenience or justice. The court may reassign matters to other competent courts, commit cases to a Court of Session, or try cases itself. Applications may be on report, party motion or Court initiative, require affidavit support, notice to the Public Prosecutor, and may trigger stays pending disposal; bonds for compensation and awards against frivolous applicants are permitted, and transferred trials must follow the original court's procedure.