Special Metropolitan Magistrates
Section 18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with special Metropolitan Magistrates. The High Court may, if requested by the Central or State Government so to do, confer upon any person who holds or has held any post under the Government, all or any of the powers conferred or conferrable by or under this Code on a Metropolitan Magistrate,*** in inspect to particular cases or to part 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 Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried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.
(1) The High Court may, if requested by the Central or State Government so to do, confer upon any person who holds or has held any post under the Government, all or any of the powers conferred or conferrable by or under this Code on a Metropolitan Magistrate,*** in inspect to particular cases or to particular classes of cases in any metropolitan area within its local jurisdiction :
Provided that no such power shall be conferred on a person unless lie possesses such qualification or experience in relation to legal affairs as the High Court may, by rules, specify.
(2) Such Magistrates shall be called Special Metropolitan Magistrates and shall be appointed for such term, not exceeding one year at a time, as the High Court may, by general or special order, direct.
[(3) The High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, may empower any Special Metropolitan Magistrate to exercise, in any local area outside the metropolitan area, the powers, of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class.]
Section 18, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 11 Special Judicial Magistrates Close, with changes 80%
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Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
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Judgments citing this section
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… Code of Criminal Procedure vests plenary powers in the High Court relating to the superintendence over the subordinate Courts including the appointment, posting, promotion and transfer of the judicial officers. Reference is made to Sections 4(1), 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18 CrPC. Section 33 provides that the Judicial Officers shall have the powers conferred upon them by High Court and High Court is empowered to withdraw the powers conferred on any officer. Section 194 empowers the High Court to direct a Sessions Judge to try a particular case. Section …
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… Code of Criminal Procedure vests plenary powers in the High Court relating to the superintendence over the subordinate Courts including the appointment, posting, promotion and transfer of the judicial officers. Reference is made to Sections 4(1), 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18 CrPC. Section 33 provides that the Judicial Officers shall have the powers conferred upon them by High Court and High Court is empowered to withdraw the powers conferred on any officer. Section 194 empowers the High Court to direct a Sessions Judge to try a particular case. Section …
Questions about Section 18
What does Section 18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?
Section 18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Special Metropolitan Magistrates". The High Court may, if requested by the Central or State Government so to do, confer upon any person who holds or has held any post under the Government, all or any of the powers conferred or conferrable by or under this Code on a Metropolitan Magistrate,*** in inspect to particular cases or to part
How do I find court cases under Section 18 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 18, section 18 CRPC, section 18 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 18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 11 (Special Judicial Magistrates), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?
Section 18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 18, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.
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