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16. Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates. (1) Subject to the control of the State Government, the District Magistrate may, from time to time, define theRead More →

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)Read More →

18. Public Prosecutors. (1) For every High Court, the Central Government or the State Government shall, after consultation with the High Court, appoint a PublicRead More →

19. Assistant Public Prosecutors. (1) The State Government shall appoint in every district one or more Assistant Public Prosecutors for conducting prosecutions in the CourtsRead More →

20. Directorate of Prosecution. (1) The State Government may establish: (a) a Directorate of Prosecution in the State consisting of a Director of Prosecution andRead More →

CHAPTER III – POWER OF COURTS 21. Courts by which offences are triable. Subject to the other provisions of this Sanhita: (a) any offence underRead More →

22. Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass. (1) A High Court may pass any sentence authorised by law. (2) A Sessions JudgeRead More →

23. Sentences which Magistrates may pass. (1) The Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass any sentence authorised by law except a sentence ofRead More →

24. Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine. (1) The Court of a Magistrate may award such term of imprisonment in default of payment ofRead More →

25. Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial. (1) When a person is convicted at one trial of two or moreRead More →

26. Mode of conferring powers. (1) In conferring powers under this Sanhita, the High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, may,Read More →

27. Powers of officers appointed. Whenever any person holding an office in the service of Government who has been invested by the High Court orRead More →

28. Withdrawal of powers. (1) The High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, may withdraw all or any of the powersRead More →

29. Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Sanhita, the powers and duties of aRead More →

CHAPTER IV – POWERS OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE AND AID TO THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE 30. Powers of superior officers of police. PoliceRead More →

31. Public when to assist Magistrates and police. Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid: (a) inRead More →