BNSS Section 523: Power of High Court to make rules
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 39: Miscellaneous
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523.
(1) Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules—
(a) as to the persons who may be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it;
(b) regulating the issue of licences to such persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged by them;
(c) providing a penalty for a contravention of any of the rules so made and determining the authority by which such contravention may be investigated and the penalties imposed;
(d) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, provided by rules made by the State Government.
(2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.
Bare act text for reference, current to 1 July 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 520. Trials before High Courts
- 521. Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- 522. Forms
- 524. Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- 525. Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- 526. Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
- 527. Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- 528. Saving of inherent powers of High Court
- 529. Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
- 530. Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
- 531. Repeal and savings