Which CrPC section is BNSS 524?

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BNSS Section 524: Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases

Section 524 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases. It replaces CrPC 478 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Text of BNSS Section 524

524. If the Legislative Assembly of a State by a resolution so permits, the State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, by notification, direct that references in sections 127, 128, 129, 164 and 166 to an Executive Magistrate shall be construed as references to a Judicial Magistrate of the first class.

Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested.

CrPC sections replaced

CrPC 478: Power to alter functions allotted to Executive Magistrates in certain cases

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