The State Government may appoint, for such term as it may think fit, Executive Magistrates or any police officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police or equivalent, to be known as Special Executive Magistrates, for particular areas or for the performance of particular functions and confer on such Special Executive Magistrates such of the powers as are conferrable under this Sanhita on Executive Magistrates, as it may deem fit.
CHAPTER II CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES
Section 15: Special Executive Magistrates
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding CrPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
Questions on this section
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1. Under Section 15 of the BNSS, the State Government may appoint as Special Executive Magistrates, Executive Magistrates or any police officer