CrPC Section 21: Special Executive Magistrates
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 2: Constitution of Criminal court and offices
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
¶ 21. Special Executive Magistrates.- The state Government may appoint, for such term as it may think fit, Executive Magistrates, 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 Code on Executive Magistrate, as it may deem fit.
Study: explanations and related material
Now BNSS 15 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p1
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Other sections in this chapter
- 6. Classes of Criminal Courts
- 7. Territorial divisions
- 8. Metropolitan areas
- 9. Court of Session
- 10. Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges
- 11. Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- 12. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
- 13. Special Judicial Magistrates
- 14. Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
- 15. Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
- 16. Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates
- 17. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
- 18. Special Metropolitan Magistrates
- 19. Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates
- 20. Executive Magistrates
- 22. Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
- 23. Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- 24. Public Prosecutors
- 25. Assistant Public Prosecutors
- 25A. Directorate of Prosecution