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.
CrPC Section 22 in BNSS: Section 16
Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
Section 22 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates) corresponds to Section 16 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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