Making over of cases to Magistrates
Chapter 15: Conditions requisite for initiation of proceedings
(1) Any Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to any competent Magistrate subordinate to him.
(2) Any Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to such other competent Magistrate as the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such Magistrate may hold the inquiry or trial.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 210Cognizance of offences by MagistrateCrPC 190
- 211Transfer on application of accusedCrPC 191
- 213Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
- 214Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- 215Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidenceCrPC 195
- 216Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etcCrPC 195A