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CHAPTER II CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES

Section 16: Local Jurisdiction of Executive

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

(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 Sanhita.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.

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. 1. Under Section 16 of the BNSS, subject to the control of the State Government, the local limits of the areas within which Executive Magistrates may exercise their powers are defined by

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