CrPC 22 — Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

(1) Subject   to   the   control of   the   State
Government,  the  District  Magistrate  may,  from  time  to  time,  define  the  local  limits  of  the  areas  within
which the Executive Magistrates may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may be invested under this Code.
(2) Except  as  otherwise  provided  by  such  definition,  the  jurisdiction  and  powers  of  every  such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.

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