CrPC 201 — Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

If the complaint is

made to a Magistrate who is not competent to take cognizance of the offence, he shall,—
(a) if  the  complaint  is  in  writing,  return  it  for  presentation  to  the  proper  Court  with  an
endorsement to that effect;
(b) if the complaint is not in writing, direct the complainant to the proper Court.

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