Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,etc
Section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,etc. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1974. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.
(1) In every district (not being a metropolitan area), the High Court shall appoint a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) The High Court may appoint any Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the powers of a Chief Judicial Magistrate under this Code or under any other law for the time being in force as the High Court may direct.
(3) (a) The High Court may designate any Judicial Magistrate of the first class in any sub-division as the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate and relieve him of the responsibilities specified in this section as occasion requires.
(b) Subject to the general control of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, every Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate shall also have
and exercise such powers of supervision and control over the work of the Judicial Magistrates (other than Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates) in the sub-division as the High Court may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf.
Section 12, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 10 Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc Text carried over almost unchanged 98%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Questions about Section 12
What does Section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?
Section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,etc". Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.
How do I find court cases under Section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: CRPC 12, section 12 CRPC, section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?
For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 10 (Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?
Section 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 12, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.
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