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Section 17 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
17. Subordination of Executive Magistrates.
(1) All Executive Magistrates shall be subordinate to the District Magistrate, and every Executive Magistrate (other than the Sub-divisional Magistrate) exercising powers in a sub-division shall also be subordinate to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, subject, to the general control of the District Magistrate.
(2) The District Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution or allocation of business among the Executive Magistrates subordinate to him.
Related Sections
- Section 458: Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- Section 386: When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
- Section 158: Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
- Section 134: Power to dispense with personal attendance
- Section 399: Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
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- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
- Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
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