BNSS 524 — Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

If the Legislative
Assembly of a State by a resolution so permits, the State Government may, after consultation with the High
Court,  by  notification,  direct  that  references  in  sections  127,  128,  129,  164  and  166  to  an  Executive
Magistrate shall be construed as references to a Judicial Magistrate of the first class.

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