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.
BNSS Section 212: Making over of cases to Magistrates
Section 212 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with making over of cases to Magistrates. It replaces CrPC 192 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 212
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 192: Making over of cases to Magistrates
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