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.
CrPC Section 192 in BNSS: Section 212
Making over of cases to Magistrates
Section 192 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Making over of cases to Magistrates) corresponds to Section 212 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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