16. (1) Subject to the control of the State Government, the District Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Executive Magistrates may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may be invested under this Sanhita. (2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.
BNSS Section 16: Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
Section 16 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates. It replaces CrPC 22 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 16
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 22: Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
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