Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates
Section 19 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates. The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and every Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge; 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 Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried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 Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and every Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge; and every other Metropolitan Magistrate shall, subject to the general control of the Sessions Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.
(2) The High Court may, for the purposes of this Code, define the extent of the subordination, if any, of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.
(3) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with this Code, as to the distribu-
1 Omitted by Act 45 of 1978, s, 6 (w.e.f. 18-12-1978).
2 Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 18-12-1978).
tion of business among the Metropolitan Magistrates and as to the allocation of business to an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.
Section 19, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 13 Subordination of Judicial Magistrates Distant match 61%
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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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 19
What does Section 19 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?
Section 19 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates". The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and every Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge;
How do I find court cases under Section 19 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 19, section 19 CRPC, section 19 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 19 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 13 (Subordination of Judicial Magistrates), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 19 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?
Section 19 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 19, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.
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