BNSS Section 15: Special Executive Magistrates
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 2: Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices
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¶15. The State Government may appoint, for such term as it may think fit, Executive Magistrates or any police officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police or equivalent, to be known as Special Executive Magistrates, for particular areas or for the performance of particular functions and confer on such Special Executive Magistrates such of the powers as are conferrable under this Sanhita on Executive Magistrates, as it may deem fit.
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Replaces CrPC 21. CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)
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Other sections in this chapter
- 6. Classes of Criminal Courts
- 7. Territorial divisions
- 8. Court of Session
- 9. Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- 10. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
- 11. Special Judicial Magistrates
- 12. Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
- 13. Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
- 14. Executive Magistrates
- 16. Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
- 17. Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- 18. Public Prosecutors
- 19. Assistant Public Prosecutors
- 20. Directorate of Prosecution