CrPC Section 410: Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 31: Transfer of criminal cases

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

410. Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates.- (1) Any Chief Judicial Magistrate may withdraw any case from, or recall any case which he has made over to, any Magistrate subordinate to him, and may inquire into or try such case himself, or refer it for inquiry or trial to any other such Magistrate competent to inquire into or try the same.


(2) Any Judicial Magistrate may recall any case made over by him under sub-section (2) of section 192 to any other Magistrate and may require into or try such cases himself.

Study: explanations and related material

Now BNSS 450 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p22

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