Section 24 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 24. Public Prosecutors. (1) For every High Court, the Central Government or the State Government shall, after consultation with the High Court, appoint a Public Prosecutor and may also appoint one or more Additional Public Prosecutors, for conducting in such Court, any prosecution, appeal or another
Section 23 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 23. Subordination of Executive Magistrates. (1) All Executive Magistrates, other than the Additional District Magistrate, shall be subordinate to the District Magistrate, and every Executive Magistrate (other than the Sub-divisional Magistrate) exercising powers in a sub-division shall also be subordinate to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, subject, however,
Section 22 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates. (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
Section 21 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 21. Special Executive Magistrates. The State Government may appoint, for such term as it may think fit, Executive Magistrates, to be known as Special Executive Magistrates for particular areas or for the performance of particular functions and confer on such Special Executive Magistrates such of the
Section 20 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Executive Magistrates. (1) In every district and in every metropolitan area, the State Government may appoint as many persons as it thinks fit to be Executive Magistrates and shall appoint one of them to be the District Magistrate. (2) The State Government may appoint any
Section 19 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates. (1) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and every Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge; and every other Metropolitan Magistrate shall, subject to the general control of the Sessions Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate. (2)
Section 18 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 18. Special Metropolitan Magistrates. (1) The High Court may, if requested by the Central or State Government so to do, confer upon any person who holds or has held any post under the Government, all or any of the powers conferred or conferrable by or under
Section 17 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (1) The High Court shall, in relation to every metropolitan area within its local jurisdiction, appoint a Metropolitan Magistrate to be the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for such metropolitan area. (2) The High Court may appoint any Metropolitan Magistrate
Section 16 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 16. Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates. (1) In every metropolitan area, there shall be established as many Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates, and at such places, as the State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, by notification, specify. (2) The presiding officers of such Courts shall be appointed
Section 15 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 15. Subordination of Judicial Magistrates. (1) Every Chief Judicial Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge; and every other Judicial Magistrate shall, subject to the general control of the Sessions Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate. (2) The Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to