BNSS Section 212: Making over of cases to Magistrates
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 15: Conditions Requisite for Initiation of Proceedings
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212.
(1) Any Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to any competent Magistrate subordinate to him.
(2) Any Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to such other competent Magistrate as the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such Magistrate may hold the inquiry or trial.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 210. Cognizance of offences by Magistrate
- 211. Transfer on application of accused
- 213. Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
- 214. Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- 215. Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
- 216. Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
- 217. Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
- 218. Prosecution of Judges and public servants
- 219. Prosecution for offences against marriage
- 220. Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- 221. Cognizance of offence
- 222. Prosecution for defamation