The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Draft stage of translated version)

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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 25th December, 2023/Pausha 4, 1945  (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
25th December, 2023 and is hereby published for general information:—
THE  BHARA TIY A  NAGARIK  SURAKSHA  SANHITA,  2023
NO. 46 OF 2023
[25th December , 2023.]
An  Act  to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. (1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(2) The provisions of this Sanhita, other than those relating to Chapters IX, XI and
XII thereof, shall not apply—
(a) to the State of Nagaland;
(b) to the tribal areas,
but the concerned State Government may, by notification, apply such provisions or any of
them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as the case may be,
with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications, as may be specified in
the notification.
Short title,
extent and
commencement.
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EXTRAORDINARY
ꯄꯥꯔꯠII—ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ1
PARTII—Section1
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NEWDELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER25, 2023/PAUSHA4, 1945(SAKA)
ꯃꯁꯤꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯀꯝꯄꯥꯏꯂꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯏꯜꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯅꯕꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯁꯤꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯄꯦꯖꯤꯡꯄꯤ꯫
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ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯃꯟꯇ꯭ꯔꯤ
(ꯂꯦꯖꯤꯁꯂꯦꯇꯤꯕꯗꯤꯄꯥꯔ꯭ꯠꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯇ)
ꯅ ꯌꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤ,ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ25,2023/ꯄꯧꯁꯥ4,1945(ꯁꯀꯥ)
ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯄꯥꯔꯂꯤꯌꯥꯃꯦꯟꯠꯀꯤꯑꯦꯛꯠꯑꯁꯤꯅꯏꯪ2023ꯒꯤꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ25ꯗꯔꯥꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯄꯇꯤꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯐꯪꯈꯤ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤꯅꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯐꯣꯡꯏ:-
ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯥꯥꯥꯅꯥꯒꯔꯤꯛꯁꯨꯔꯛꯁꯥꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ,꯲꯰꯲꯳
ꯏꯪ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯃꯁꯤꯡ꯴꯶
[ꯗꯤꯁꯦꯝꯕꯔ꯲꯵,꯲꯰꯲꯳]
ꯀ ꯭ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯖꯨꯌꯔꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯁꯤꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯝꯖꯤꯟꯇꯧꯅꯕꯑꯦꯛ ꯭ꯇꯑꯃ꯫
ꯃꯁꯤꯄꯥꯔꯂꯤꯌꯥꯃꯦꯟꯠꯅꯔꯤꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯑꯣꯐꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥꯒꯤꯆꯍꯤ74ꯁꯨꯕꯗꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ:-
ꯆꯄꯇꯔI
ꯄ ꯭ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯃꯤꯅꯔꯤ
꯱.(꯱)ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯑꯦꯛꯠꯑꯁꯤꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅꯒꯔꯤꯛꯁꯨꯔꯛꯁꯥꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ,꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯀꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯲)ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯆꯄꯇꯔIX,XIꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡXIIꯀꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯆꯠꯅꯔꯣꯏ-
(a)ꯅꯥꯒꯥꯂꯦꯟꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯗ;
(b)ꯇ ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ,
ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯅꯥꯒꯥꯂꯦꯟꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯃꯗꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯇ ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤ
ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ, ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯗ ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯄ ꯭ꯂꯤꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ, ꯏꯟꯁꯤꯇꯦꯟꯁꯦꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯨꯡꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ
ꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛ-ꯁꯦꯝꯖꯤꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
ꯑꯇꯦꯟꯕ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ,
ꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ
ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯄ

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Explanation.—In this section, "tribal areas" means the territories which immediately
before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of Assam, as referred
to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, other than those within the
local limits of the municipality of Shillong.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. (1) In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "audio-video electronic means" shall include use of any communication device
for the purposes of video conferencing, recording of processes of identification, search
and seizure or evidence, transmission of electronic communication and for such other
purposes and by such other means as the State Government may, by rules provide;
(b) "bail" means release of a person accused of or suspected of commission of
an offence from the custody of law upon certain conditions imposed by an officer or
Court on execution by such person of a bond or a bail bond;
(c) "bailable offence" means an offence which is shown as bailable in the First
Schedule, or which is made bailable by any other law for the time being in force; and
"non-bailable offence" means any other offence;
(d) "bail bond" means an undertaking for release with surety;
(e) "bond" means a personal bond or an undertaking for release without surety;
(f) "charge" includes any head of charge when the charge contains more heads
than one;
(g) "cognizable offence" means an offence for which, and "cognizable case"
means a case in which, a police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or
under any other law for the time being in force, arrest without warrant;
(h) "complaint" means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate,
with a view to his taking action under this Sanhita, that some person, whether known
or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report.
Explanation.—A report made by a police officer in a case which discloses,
after investigation, the commission of a non-cognizable offence shall be deemed to be
a complaint; and the police officer by whom such report is made shall be deemed to be
the complainant;
(i) "electronic communication" means the communication of any written, verbal,
pictorial information or video content transmitted or transferred (whether from one
person to another or from one device to another or from a person to a device or from
a device to a person) by means of an electronic device including a telephone, mobile
phone, or other wireless telecommunication device, or a computer, or audio-video
player or camera or any other electronic device or electronic form as may be specified
by notification, by the Central Government;
(j) "High Court" means,—
(i) in relation to any State, the High Court for that State;
(ii) in relation to a Union territory to which the jurisdiction of the High
Court for a State has been extended by law, that High Court;
(iii) in relation to any other Union territory, the highest Court of criminal
appeal for that territory other than the Supreme Court of India;
(k) "inquiry" means every inquiry, other than a trial, conducted under this
Sanhita by a Magistrate or Court;
(l) "investigation" includes all the proceedings under this Sanhita for the
collection of evidence conducted by a police officer or by any person (other than a
Magistrate) who is authorised by a Magistrate in this behalf.
Explanation.—Where any of the provisions of a special Act are inconsistent
with the provisions of this Sanhita, the provisions of the special Act shall prevail;
Definitions.
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ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ
ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡ꯫
ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯁꯤꯗ,"ꯇ ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯏꯪ꯱꯹꯷꯲ꯒꯤꯖꯅꯨꯋꯥꯔꯤꯒꯤꯇꯥꯡ꯲꯱ꯒꯤꯉꯟꯅꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ,
ꯀꯟꯁ ꯭ꯇꯤꯇ ꯌꯁꯟꯒꯤꯇꯔꯨꯛꯁꯨꯕꯁꯦꯗꯨꯜꯒꯤꯄꯦꯔꯥꯒ ꯭ꯔꯥꯐ꯲꯰ꯗꯄꯟꯈꯤꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅ,ꯁꯤꯂꯣꯡꯃ ꯌꯅꯤꯁꯤꯄꯥꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ
ꯉꯝꯈꯩꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇꯕ,ꯑꯁꯝꯒꯤꯇ ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗꯌꯥꯎꯈꯤꯕꯂꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫
(꯳)ꯃꯁꯤꯁꯦꯟꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯜꯒꯕꯔ ꯭ꯟꯃꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇꯅꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜꯒꯖꯦꯠꯗꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯈꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕꯇꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯗ
ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫
꯲.(꯱)ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯗ,ꯐꯤꯚꯝꯑꯁꯤꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯗ ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ,-
(a) "ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯑꯣꯏꯕꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ"ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯀꯟꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁꯇꯧꯕ, ꯃꯁꯛꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ
ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯗ ꯇꯧꯕ,ꯊꯤꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯄ ꯭ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ,ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯑꯣꯏꯕꯄꯥꯎꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ
ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯄꯥꯎꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯒꯤꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯌꯥꯎꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(b)"ꯕꯦꯜ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯥꯕꯨꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯃꯅ
ꯕꯣꯟꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯕꯦꯜꯕꯣꯟ ꯭ꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯍꯥꯠꯄꯗꯊꯝꯈꯤꯕꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ
ꯀꯁꯇꯣꯗꯤꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫
(c)"ꯕꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯐꯔꯁꯠꯁꯦꯗ ꯌꯜꯗꯕꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯎꯠꯄꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ
ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯕꯦꯜꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁꯑꯃꯅꯤ;ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯅꯟ-ꯕꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ꯫
(d)"ꯕꯦꯜꯕꯣꯟ ꯭ꯗ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯁꯦꯜꯊꯤꯕꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯕꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ;
(e)"ꯕꯣꯟ ꯭ꯗ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯂꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯕꯣꯟ ꯭ꯗꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯜꯊꯤꯗꯅꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫
(f)ꯆꯥꯔꯖꯑꯗꯨꯗꯍꯦꯗꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯍꯦꯟꯅꯌꯥꯎꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ"ꯆꯥꯔꯖ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯍꯦꯗꯑꯣꯐꯆꯥꯔꯖꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫
(g)"ꯀꯣꯛ ꯭ꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ꯣꯐꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ"ꯀꯣꯛ ꯭ꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜꯀꯦꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ
ꯑꯃꯅ,ꯐꯔꯁꯠꯁꯦꯗꯨꯜꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ,ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇ
ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯐꯥꯕꯄꯌꯥꯕꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ;
(h)"ꯋꯥꯀꯠ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡꯗꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯗꯋꯥꯇꯥꯏꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯏꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ,ꯈꯡꯅꯔꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯈꯡꯗꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯃꯇꯧꯈ ꯭ꯔꯦ,ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯃ
ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯦꯍꯥꯏꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ꯫
ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯗꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯃꯅꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ
ꯅꯟ-ꯀꯣꯒꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁꯑꯃꯒꯤꯀꯝꯃꯤꯁꯟꯑꯗꯨꯀꯝꯄ ꯭ꯂꯦꯟꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ;ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯁꯤ
ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯗꯨꯀꯝꯄ ꯭ꯂꯦꯅꯦꯟꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ;
(i) "ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯀꯝꯃ ꯌꯅꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ ꯭ꯟꯃꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇꯅ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕ
ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯥꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯇꯦꯂꯤꯐꯣꯟ,ꯃꯣꯕꯥꯏꯜꯐꯣꯟ,ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯋꯥꯌꯔꯂꯥꯏꯁꯇꯦꯂꯤꯀꯃ ꯌꯅꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ
ꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁ, ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯝꯄ ꯌꯇꯔ, ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯄ ꯭ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯐꯣꯔꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯏꯕ,ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜ,ꯄꯤꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣꯀꯟꯇꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ(ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯃꯗꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯃꯗ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯗꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗ)ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ
꯫
(j)"ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ,-
(i)ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯅꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠ;
(ii)ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯃꯒꯤꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯀꯤꯂꯝꯈꯩꯑꯗꯨꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯈꯤꯕꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯑꯃꯒꯤ
ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯗꯨꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯅꯤ꯫
(iii)ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯅ,ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤꯁꯨꯄ ꯭ꯔꯤꯝꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅꯠꯇꯕꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ
ꯈ ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤꯋꯥꯡꯕꯀꯣꯔꯠꯑꯣꯐꯀ ꯭ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯑꯥꯄꯤꯜ;
(k)"ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯃꯅꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯕꯅꯠꯇꯕꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫
(l)"ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛ"ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯅꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯑꯌꯥꯕ
ꯄꯤꯔꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ(ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯠꯇꯕ)ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕꯄ ꯭ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯈꯣꯝꯒꯠꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ
ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕꯊꯕꯛꯊꯧꯔꯝꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ꯫
ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯑꯦꯛ ꯭ꯇꯑꯃꯒꯤꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯑꯁꯤꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒ
ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗ ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯑꯦꯛ ꯭ꯠꯀꯤꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯅꯆꯠꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
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(m) "judicial proceeding" includes any proceeding in the course of which
evidence is or may be legally taken on oath;
(n) "local jurisdiction", in relation to a Court or Magistrate, means the local area
within which the Court or Magistrate may exercise all or any of its or his powers under
this Sanhita and such local area may comprise the whole of the State, or any part of
the State, as the State Government may, by notification, specify;
(o) "non-cognizable offence" means an offence for which, and "non-cognizable
case" means a case in which, a police officer has no authority to arrest without
warrant;
(p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(q) "offence" means any act or omission made punishable by any law for the
time being in force and includes any act in respect of which a complaint may be made
under section 20 of the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871;
(r) "officer in charge of a police station" includes, when the officer in charge of
the police station is absent from the station-house or unable from illness or other
cause to perform his duties, the police officer present at the station-house who is next
in rank to such officer and is above the rank of constable or, when the State Government
so directs, any other police officer so present;
(s) "place" includes a house, building, tent, vehicle and vessel;
(t) "police report" means a report forwarded by a police officer to a Magistrate
under sub-section (3) of section 193;
(u) "police station" means any post or place declared generally or specially by
the State Government, to be a police station, and includes any local area specified by
the State Government in this behalf;
(v) "Public Prosecutor" means any person appointed under section 18, and
includes any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor;
(w) "sub-division" means a sub-division of a district;
(x) "summons-case" means a case relating to an offence, and not being a
warrant-case;
(y) "victim" means a person who has suffered any loss or injury caused by
reason of the act or omission of the accused person and includes the guardian or
legal heir of such victim;
(z) "warrant-case" means a case relating to an offence punishable with death,
imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years.
(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Information
Technology Act, 2000 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in that Act and Sanhita.
3. (1) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in any law, to a Magistrate
without any qualifying words, Magistrate of the first class or a Magistrate of the second
class shall, in relation to any area, be construed as a reference to a Judicial Magistrate of the
first class or Judicial Magistrate of the second class, as the case may be, exercising jurisdiction
in such area.
Construction
of references.
1 of 1871.
2 of 2000.
Sec. 1]
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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1871ꯒꯤ1
2000ꯒꯤ2
(m)"ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯗꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯄ ꯭ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯑꯗꯨꯑꯣꯇꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯂꯧꯈꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯧꯕꯌꯥꯕ
ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫
(n) ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯤꯗ"ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ ꯖꯨꯔꯤꯗꯤꯛꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤꯁꯛꯇꯤꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯌꯥꯕꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥ
ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜꯑꯦꯔꯤꯌꯥꯑꯁꯤꯅꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯄꯨꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ
ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯁꯔꯨꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯌꯥꯎꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(o)"ꯅꯟ-ꯀꯣꯒꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ ꯭ꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ"ꯅꯟ-ꯀꯣꯒꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜꯀꯦꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯀꯦꯁ
ꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤꯃꯗꯨꯗꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯅꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯐꯥꯕꯒꯤꯍꯛꯂꯩꯇꯦ;
(p)"ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯒꯖꯦꯠꯗꯐꯣꯡꯕꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ;
(q)"ꯑꯣꯐꯥꯏꯟ ꯭ꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯃꯇꯝꯈꯔꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯊꯕꯛꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯇꯧꯗꯕ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤꯗꯀꯦꯇꯥꯜꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯁ ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯑꯦꯛꯠ,꯱꯸꯷꯱ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ20ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯋꯥꯀꯠꯑꯃꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯊꯕꯛ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫
(r)"ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯁ ꯭ꯇꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯒꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ,ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯁ ꯭ꯇꯦꯁꯟꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ
ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯁ ꯭ꯇꯦꯁꯟ-ꯍꯥꯎꯁꯇꯌꯥꯎꯗꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯥꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯔꯝꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯉꯝꯗꯕ
ꯃꯇꯝꯗ,ꯁ ꯭ꯇꯦꯁꯟ-ꯍꯥꯎꯁꯇꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯁꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯊꯪꯗꯂꯩꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯟꯁ ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯜꯒꯤꯊꯥꯛꯀꯤ
ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯂꯩꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ,ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫
(s)"ꯃꯐꯝ"ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯌꯨꯝꯑꯃ,ꯌꯨꯝ,ꯇꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇ,ꯒꯥꯔꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯖꯍꯥꯖꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ꯫
(t)ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯅꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ193ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(3)ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯑꯃꯗꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫
(u)"ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯁ ꯭ꯇꯦꯁꯟ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯁ ꯭ꯇꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯄꯣꯁ ꯭ꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯃꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫
(v)"ꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ18ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤꯗ
ꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯑꯃꯒꯤꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯃꯈꯥꯗꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ꯫
(w)"ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯃꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ;
(x)"ꯁꯃꯟ-ꯀꯦꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇ-ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯗꯕ;
(y)"ꯁꯣꯛꯂꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯔꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯇꯧꯗꯕꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯔꯝꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯃꯥꯡꯈꯤꯕ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯣꯛꯍꯜꯂꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯣꯛꯂꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ
ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫
(z)"ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇ-ꯀꯦꯁ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ,ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯆꯨꯞꯄꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯆꯍꯤꯑꯅꯤꯍꯦꯟꯅ
ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯃꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯏꯟꯐꯣꯔꯃꯦꯁꯟꯇꯦꯛꯅꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤꯑꯦꯛꯠ,2000ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ ꯭ꯌꯌꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ,2023ꯗ
ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯇꯕꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯋꯥꯍꯩꯁꯤꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯋꯥꯊꯣꯛꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯑꯦꯛꯠꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯗꯃꯈꯣꯏꯗꯃꯊꯪꯁꯤꯠꯅ
ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯑꯔꯊꯁꯤꯡꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫
꯳.(꯱)ꯀꯣꯟꯇꯦꯛꯁꯑꯁꯤꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯗ ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ,ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ,ꯃꯇꯤꯛꯆꯥꯕꯋꯥꯍꯩꯑꯃꯠꯇꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯗꯔꯤꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ,ꯐꯔꯁꯠꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯑꯃꯅ,ꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ,ꯐꯔꯁꯠꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯗꯔꯤꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ,ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯁꯤꯅ,ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯂꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
ꯔꯤꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁꯁꯤꯡ
ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯄ
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(2) Where, under any law, other than this Sanhita, the functions exercisable by a
Magistrate relate to matters,—
(a) which involve the appreciation or shifting of evidence or the formulation of
any decision which exposes any person to any punishment or penalty or detention in
custody pending investigation, inquiry or trial or would have the effect of sending
him for trial before any Court, they shall, subject to the provisions of this Sanhita, be
exercisable by a Judicial Magistrate; or
(b) which are administrative or executive in nature, such as, the granting of a
licence, the suspension or cancellation of a licence, sanctioning a prosecution or
withdrawing from a prosecution, they shall, subject to the provisions of clause (a) be
exercisable by an Executive Magistrate.
4. (1) All offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall be investigated,
inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter
contained.
(2) All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and
otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the
time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or
otherwise dealing with such offences.
5. Nothing contained in this Sanhita shall, in the absence of a specific provision to
the contrary, affect any special or local law for the time being in force, or any special
jurisdiction or power conferred, or any special form of procedure prescribed, by any other
law for the time being in force.
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ONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES
6. Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this
Sanhita, there shall be, in every State, the following classes of Criminal Courts, namely:—
(i) Courts of Session;
(ii) Judicial Magistrates of the first class;
(iii) Judicial Magistrates of the second class; and
(iv) Executive Magistrates.
7. (1) Every State shall be a sessions division or shall consist of sessions divisions;
and every sessions divisions shall, for the purposes of this Sanhita, be a district or consist
of districts.
(2) The State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, alter the limits
or the number of such divisions and districts.
(3) The State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, divide any
district into sub-divisions and may alter the limits or the number of such sub-divisions.
(4) The sessions divisions, districts and sub-divisions existing in a State at the
commencement of this Sanhita, shall be deemed to have been formed under this section.
8. (1) The State Government shall establish a Court of Session for every sessions
division.
(2) Every Court of Session shall be presided over by a Judge, to be appointed by the
High Court.
(3) The High Court may also appoint Additional Sessions Judges to exercise jurisdiction
in a Court of Session.
Trial of
offences under
Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita,
2023 and other
laws.
Saving.
Classes of
Criminal
Courts.
Territorial
divisions.
Court of
Session.
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ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ ꯭ꯌꯥꯏ
ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ,꯲꯰꯲꯳
ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕ
ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯕ꯫
ꯁꯦꯜꯇꯨꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ꯫
ꯀ ꯭ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ
ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ꯫
ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯌꯦꯜ
ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ꯫
ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯑꯣꯐ
ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯫
(꯲)ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯠꯇꯅ,ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ,ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤ
ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯃꯐꯝꯗ,-
(a)ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛ,ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗ
ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ
ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯊꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯃꯍꯩꯂꯩꯒꯗꯧꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯎꯠꯄꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯄ ꯭ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯦꯝꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯎꯕ,ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯑꯁꯤ
ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ;ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ
(b)ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯦꯟꯁꯑꯃꯄꯤꯕ,ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯦꯟꯁꯑꯃꯁꯁꯄꯦꯟꯁꯟꯇꯧꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯛꯊꯠꯄ,ꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯁꯟꯑꯃꯑꯌꯥꯕ
ꯄꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯁꯟꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯕꯛ
ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯑꯣꯏꯕ,ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯑꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ꯂꯣꯖ(ꯑꯦ)ꯒꯤꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅ
ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫
꯴.(꯱)ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ,꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ,ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ,
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯁꯤꯗꯃꯈꯥꯇꯥꯅꯌꯥꯎꯕꯆꯠꯅ-ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯑꯁꯤꯆꯞꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅ
ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ,ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ,ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ,ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ,ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ,ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯒꯤꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯃꯑꯣꯡ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯐꯝꯑꯁꯤꯃꯇꯝꯈꯔꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯄꯣꯜꯂꯤ꯫
꯵.ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯌꯥꯎꯕꯑꯃꯠꯅ,ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯑꯣꯟꯅ-ꯇꯩꯅꯕꯗꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩꯇ ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ,ꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗ
ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ,ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯥꯏꯟ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤꯂꯝꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯛꯇꯤꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ,ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯒꯤꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯑꯀꯥꯏꯕꯄꯤꯔꯣꯏ꯫
ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔII
ꯀ ꯭ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡꯁꯦꯝꯒꯠꯄ
꯶.ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯅꯠꯇꯅ,ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯊꯛꯇ,
ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ,ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯀꯣꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ,ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ:
(i)ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁꯤꯡ;
(ii)ꯐꯔꯁꯠꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ;
(iii)ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞꯀꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ;ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
(iv)ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ꯫
꯷.(꯱)ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯌꯥꯎꯒꯅꯤ;ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯦꯁꯟ
ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ,ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ,ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡꯌꯥꯎꯕꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯉꯝꯈꯩꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ
ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯳)ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯗꯈꯥꯏꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯉꯝꯈꯩꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯴) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯒꯠꯂꯛꯄꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡ, ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
꯸.(꯱)ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯀꯣꯔꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯀꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯅꯈꯟꯒꯗꯧꯔꯤꯕꯖꯖꯑꯃꯅꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯳)ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯅꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯑꯃꯗꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤꯂꯝꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯭ꯁꯖꯖꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ
ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
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(4) The Sessions Judge of one sessions division may be appointed by the High Court
to be also an Additional Sessions Judge of another division, and in such case, he may sit for
the disposal of cases at such place or places in the other division as the High Court may
direct.
(5) Where the office of the Sessions Judge is vacant, the High Court may make
arrangements for the disposal of any urgent application which is, or may be, made or
pending before such Court of Session by an Additional Sessions Judge or if there be no
Additional Sessions Judge, by a Chief Judicial Magistrate, in the sessions division; and
every such Judge or Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to deal with any such application.
(6) The Court of Session shall ordinarily hold its sitting at such place or places as the
High Court may, by notification, specify; but, if, in any particular case, the Court of Session
is of opinion that it will tend to the general convenience of the parties and witnesses to hold
its sittings at any other place in the sessions division, it may, with the consent of the
prosecution and the accused, sit at that place for the disposal of the case or the examination
of any witness or witnesses therein.
(7) The Sessions Judge may, from time to time, make orders consistent with this
Sanhita, as to the distribution of business among such Additional Sessions Judges.
(8) The Sessions Judge may also make provision for the disposal of any urgent
application, in the event of his absence or inability to act, by an Additional Sessions Judge
or if there be no Additional Sessions Judge, by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such
Judge or Magistrate shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to deal with any such application.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this Sanhita, "appointment" does not include the
first appointment, posting or promotion of a person by the Government to any Service, or
post in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State, where under any law, such
appointment, posting or promotion is required to be made by the Government.
9. (1) In every district there shall be established as many Courts of Judicial Magistrates
of the first class and of the second class, and at such places, as the State Government may,
after consultation with the High Court, by notification, specify:
Provided that the State Government may, after consultation with the High Court,
establish, for any local area, one or more Special Courts of Judicial Magistrates of the first
class or of the second class to try any particular case or particular class of cases, and where
any such Special Court is established, no other Court of Magistrate in the local area shall
have jurisdiction to try any case or class of cases for the trial of which such Special Court
of Judicial Magistrate has been established.
(2) The presiding officers of such Courts shall be appointed by the High Court.
(3) The High Court may, whenever it appears to it to be expedient or necessary, confer
the powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or of the second class on any member
of the Judicial Service of the State, functioning as a Judge in a Civil Court.
10. (1) In every district, the High Court shall appoint a Judicial Magistrate of the first
class to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) The High Court may appoint any Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be an
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the
powers of a Chief Judicial Magistrate under this Sanhita or under any other law for the time
being in force as the High Court may direct.
(3) The High Court may designate any Judicial Magistrate of the first class in any
sub-division as the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate and relieve him of the responsibilities
specified in this section as occasion requires.
(4) Subject to the general control of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, every Sub-divisional
Judicial Magistrate shall also have and exercise, such powers of supervision and control
over the work of the Judicial Magistrates (other than Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates)
in the sub-division as the High Court may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf.
Courts of
Judicial
Magistrates.
Chief Judicial
Magistrate and
Additional
Chief Judicial
Magistrate,
etc.
Sec. 1]
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(꯴)ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯑꯃꯒꯤꯁꯦꯁꯟꯖꯖꯑꯁꯤꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯑꯃꯒꯤꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯁꯦꯁꯟꯖꯖꯑꯃꯁꯨ
ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛꯑꯗꯨꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯐꯝꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯐꯝꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯵)ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯖꯖꯀꯤꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯑꯍꯥꯡꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ,ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ
ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯁꯦꯁꯟꯖꯖꯑꯃꯅꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯁꯟꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯗꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯁꯦꯁꯟꯖꯖ
ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩꯇ ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤꯇꯧꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯂꯦꯞꯇꯨꯅꯂꯩꯕꯊꯨꯅꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯇꯧꯕ
ꯌꯥꯏ;ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯖꯖꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯂꯝ
ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯶)ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯅꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯅ,ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕꯃꯐꯝꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ
ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯤꯐꯝꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ;ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ,ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ,ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯅꯈꯨꯠꯄꯨꯁꯤꯡꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯎꯀꯤꯜꯁꯤꯡꯅꯁꯦꯁꯟꯗꯤꯕꯤꯖꯟꯒꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤꯃꯤꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯆꯥꯕ
ꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ,ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯁꯟꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯂꯧꯗꯨꯅ,ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨ
ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯗꯨꯗꯎꯀꯤꯜꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯎꯀꯤꯜꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡꯇꯧꯅꯕꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯐꯝꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯷)ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯭ꯁ ꯖꯖꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯔꯛꯇꯂꯂꯣꯟ-ꯏꯇꯤꯛꯈꯥꯏꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯭ꯁꯖꯖꯅ
ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯌꯥꯊꯪꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯸)ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁꯖꯖꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯌꯥꯎꯗꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯉꯝꯗꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ,ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁꯖꯖꯑꯃꯅꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ
ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯁꯦꯁꯟꯁꯖꯖꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩꯇ ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ,ꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯊꯨꯅꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ
ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡꯁꯨ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯖꯖꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ
ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯂꯝꯂꯩꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ,"ꯊꯕꯛꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ"ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯃꯒꯤ
ꯊꯕꯛꯊꯧꯔꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯥꯒꯤꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕꯊꯕꯛꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ,ꯐꯝꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯥꯒꯠꯄꯑꯗꯨꯌꯥꯎꯗꯦ,ꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ,ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯊꯕꯛꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ,ꯐꯝꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ
ꯊꯥꯒꯠꯄꯑꯁꯤꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯇꯧꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯏ꯫
꯹.(꯱)ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯀꯌꯥ
ꯑꯃꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯀꯅꯤ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯀꯈꯟꯅꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ,ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕ
ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ:ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ,ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯀꯈꯟꯅꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ,ꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ,ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯅꯕꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯦꯟꯅꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯄꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯂꯕꯗꯤ,ꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯂꯩꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯁꯤꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯀꯦꯁꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯑꯣꯐꯀꯦꯁꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯲)ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯄ ꯭ꯔꯤꯁꯥꯏꯗꯤꯡꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯳)ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯁꯤꯅ,ꯃꯁꯤꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯎꯔꯛꯄꯃꯇꯝꯗ,ꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯇꯖꯖꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯒꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯁꯔꯕꯤꯁꯀꯤꯃꯤꯍꯨꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯐꯔꯁꯠꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯒꯤꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
꯱꯰.(꯱)ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯣꯏꯅꯐꯔꯁꯠꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯅꯐꯔꯁꯠꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯅꯦꯜꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯁꯤꯅꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯅ
ꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯒꯤꯁꯛꯇꯤ
ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯳) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ
ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯣꯏꯅꯈꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯊꯧꯔꯝꯑꯁꯤꯅꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ
ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯄꯟꯈ ꯭ꯔꯕꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯴)ꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ ꯭ꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜꯀꯟꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅ,ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ ꯭ꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟꯗꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ ꯭ꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ(ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯅꯦꯜꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ ꯭ꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇꯅ)
ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯗꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯟꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯜꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤ,ꯃꯁꯤꯍꯥꯏ
ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ,ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅ,ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏ꯫
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡ꯫
ꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯅꯦꯜꯆꯤꯐ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕ
꯫
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11. (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 this Sanhita on a Judicial Magistrate of
the first class or of the second class, in respect to particular cases or to particular classes of
cases, in any local area:
Provided that no such power shall be conferred on a person unless he possesses
such qualification or experience in relation to legal affairs as the High Court may, by rules,
specify.
(2) Such Magistrates shall be called Special Judicial Magistrates and shall be appointed
for such term, not exceeding one year at a time, as the High Court may, by general or special
order, direct.
12. (1) Subject to the control of the High Court, the Chief Judicial Magistrate may,
from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Magistrates appointed
under section 9 or under section 11 may exercise all or any of the powers with which they
may respectively be invested under this Sanhita:
Provided that the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate may hold its sitting at any place
within the local area for which it is established.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of
every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.
(3) Where the local jurisdiction of a Magistrate appointed under section 9 or section 11
extends to an area beyond the district in which he ordinarily holds Court, any reference in
this Sanhita to the Court of Session or Chief Judicial Magistrate shall, in relation to such
Magistrate, throughout the area within his local jurisdiction, be construed, unless the
context otherwise requires, as a reference to the Court of Session or Chief Judicial Magistrate,
as the case may be, exercising jurisdiction in relation to the said district.
13. (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 time, make rules or give special
orders, consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution of business among the Judicial
Magistrates subordinate to him.
14. (1) In every district, 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 Executive Magistrate to be an Additional
District Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have such of the powers of a District
Magistrate under this Sanhita or under any other law for the time being in force as may be
directed by the State Government.
(3) Whenever, in consequence of the office of a District Magistrate becoming vacant,
any officer succeeds temporarily to the executive administration of the district, such officer
shall, pending the orders of the State Government, exercise all the powers and perform all
the duties respectively conferred and imposed by this Sanhita on the District Magistrate.
(4) The State Government may place an Executive Magistrate in charge of a
sub-division and may relieve him of the charge as occasion requires; and the Magistrate so
placed in charge of a sub-division shall be called the Sub-divisional Magistrate.
(5) The State Government may, by general or special order and subject to such control
and directions as it may deem fit to impose, delegate its powers under sub-section (4) to the
District Magistrate.
Special Judicial
Magistrates.
Local
Jurisdiction of
Judicial
Magistrates.
Subordination
of Judicial
Magistrates.
Executive
Magistrates.
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ꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁ꯫
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯁꯤ
ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ
ꯖꯨꯔꯤꯁꯗꯤꯛꯁꯟ
ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ
ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕ꯫
ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ
꯫
꯱꯱.(꯱)ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅ,ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯭ꯔꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯇꯧꯅꯕꯍꯥꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ,ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯄꯥꯏꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯥꯏꯈ ꯭ꯔꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ,ꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ,ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ,ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯀ ꯭ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯗꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯅꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯄꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯁꯛꯇꯤꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯅꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯇꯤꯛ
ꯆꯥꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯈꯪ-ꯍꯩꯔꯕꯑꯣꯏꯗ ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯛꯇꯤꯑꯃꯠꯇꯄꯤꯔꯣꯏ꯫
(꯲)ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯍꯥꯏꯅꯀꯧꯒꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯅ
ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯇꯝꯑꯃꯗꯆꯍꯤꯑꯃꯥꯗꯒꯤꯍꯦꯟꯗꯕꯃꯇꯝ
ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
꯱꯲.(꯱)ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯀꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟꯃꯈꯥꯗ,ꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ,ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ9ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ11ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯍꯥꯞꯈꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯊꯪꯁꯤꯠꯅꯁꯦꯜꯊꯥꯗꯕꯌꯥꯕꯁꯛꯇꯤ
ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯉꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏ꯫
ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯃꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯈꯤꯕꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯃꯐꯝ
ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯤꯐꯝꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯲)ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯑꯁꯤꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯑꯁꯤꯅꯠꯇꯅ,ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤꯂꯝꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯟꯕꯊꯨꯡꯅꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫
(꯳)ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯹ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯱ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤꯂꯝꯑꯁꯤ
ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯄꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯂꯩꯕꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯗꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ,ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ
ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯀꯣꯔꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯇꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ,ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ,ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤꯂꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯂꯩꯕꯃꯐꯝꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ,ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯁꯤꯅ
ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯗ ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ,ꯀꯣꯔꯠꯑꯣꯐꯁꯦꯁꯟꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ
ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅ,ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯁꯤꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ,ꯍꯥꯏꯔꯤꯕꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤꯂꯝꯑꯗꯨꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
꯱꯳.(꯱)ꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟꯖꯖꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ;ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ,ꯁꯦꯁꯟꯖꯖꯠꯀꯤꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜꯀꯟꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ,ꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯆꯤꯐꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅ,ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ,ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯃꯊꯧꯈꯥꯏꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯁꯦꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
ꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
꯱꯴.(꯱)ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ,ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯇꯤꯛꯆꯥꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯈꯟꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ
ꯀꯌꯥꯑꯃꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯑꯃꯅꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯣꯏꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯁꯤꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ
ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯕꯌꯥꯕꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯒꯤꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯳)ꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤꯐꯝꯑꯁꯤꯑꯍꯥꯡꯕꯑꯣꯏꯔꯛꯄꯒꯤꯃꯍꯩꯑꯣꯏꯅ,ꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯀꯤꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕ
ꯑꯦꯗꯃꯤꯅꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟꯗꯃꯇꯝꯈꯔꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯃꯍꯨꯠꯁꯤꯟꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ,ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯗꯨꯅ
ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡꯐꯪꯗ ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗ,ꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯗꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯅꯃꯊꯪꯁꯤꯠꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫
(꯴)ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟꯑꯃꯒꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯊꯝꯕꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯊꯧꯔꯝ
ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ;ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟꯑꯃꯒꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯍꯥꯏꯅꯀꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯵)ꯁ ꯭ꯇꯦꯠꯒꯕꯔꯅꯃꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇꯅ,ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯍꯥꯞꯄꯌꯥꯕꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯂꯝꯖꯤꯡꯃꯈꯥꯗ,ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(4)ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯗ
ꯁꯤꯟꯅꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
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(6) Nothing in this section shall preclude the State Government from conferring,
under any law for the time being in force, on a Commissioner of Police all or any of the
powers of an Executive Magistrate.
15. The State Government may appoint, for such term as it may think fit, Executive
Magistrates or any police officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police or equivalent,
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 powers
as are conferrable under this Sanhita on Executive Magistrates, as it may deem fit.
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.
17. (1) All Executive Magistrates 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, to the
general control of the District Magistrate.
(2) The District Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders,
consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution or allocation of business among the
Executive Magistrates subordinate to him.
18. (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 other proceeding on behalf of the Central Government or the State Government,
as the case may be:
Provided that for National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Central Government shall,
after consultation with the High Court of Delhi, appoint the Public Prosecutor or Additional
Public Prosecutors for the purposes of this sub-section.
(2) The Central Government may appoint one or more Public Prosecutors for the
purpose of conducting any case in any district or local area.
(3) For every district, the State Government shall appoint a Public Prosecutor and may
also appoint one or more Additional Public Prosecutors for the district:
Provided that the Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor appointed for
one district may be appointed also to be a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public
Prosecutor, as the case may be, for another district.
(4) The District Magistrate shall, in consultation with the Sessions Judge, prepare a
panel of names of persons, who are, in his opinion fit to be appointed as Public Prosecutors
or Additional Public Prosecutors for the district.
(5) No person shall be appointed by the State Government as the Public Prosecutor or
Additional Public Prosecutor for the district unless his name appears in the panel of names
prepared by the District Magistrate under sub-section ( 4).
(6) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section ( 5), where in a State there exists a
regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers, the State Government shall appoint a Public
Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor only from among the persons constituting
such Cadre:
Provided that where, in the opinion of the State Government, no suitable person is
available in such Cadre for such appointment, that Government may appoint a person as
Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor, as the case may be, from the panel of
names prepared by the District Magistrate under sub-section ( 4).
Special
Executive
Magistrates.
Local
Jurisdiction of
Executive
Magistrates.
Subordination
of Executive
Magistrates.
Public
Prosecutors.
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(꯶)ꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ,ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯒꯤꯁꯛꯇꯤꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯀꯤꯀꯝꯃꯤꯁꯅꯔꯑꯃꯗꯄꯤꯕꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯗꯌꯥꯎꯕꯑꯃꯠꯇꯅꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯕꯨꯊꯤꯡꯕ
ꯉꯝꯂꯣꯏ꯫
꯱꯵.ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯅꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯀꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯁ ꯭ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ꯌꯦꯜ
ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯪꯅꯕꯁꯨꯄꯔꯤꯟꯇꯦꯟꯗꯦꯟ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯇꯒꯤꯇꯥꯗꯕꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ
ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯣꯏꯅꯍꯥꯞꯇꯨꯅꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯨꯅꯒꯅꯤꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗ
ꯂꯩꯕꯄꯥꯡꯒꯜꯁꯤꯡꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
꯱꯶.(꯱)ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟꯃꯈꯥꯗ,ꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ,ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕ
ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯌꯥꯕꯁꯛꯇꯤꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯌꯥꯕ
ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯉꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯲)ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄꯑꯁꯤꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯑꯁꯤꯅꯠꯇꯅ,ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ
ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤꯂꯝꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯖꯤꯂꯥꯁꯤꯟꯕꯊꯨꯡꯅꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ꯫
꯱꯷.(꯱)ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ,ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ
ꯑꯃꯗꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛ(ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯠꯇꯅ) ꯁꯨ
ꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜꯀꯟꯇ ꯭ꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ,ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯤꯕꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ
ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯂꯂꯣꯟ-ꯏꯇꯤꯛꯄꯤꯊꯣꯛ-ꯄꯤꯁꯤꯟꯇꯧꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯄꯤꯊꯣꯛ-ꯄꯤꯁꯤꯟꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅ
ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯁꯦꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
꯱꯸.(꯱)ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ,ꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯭ꯔꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ,ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯀꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ
ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ,ꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯑꯃꯍꯥꯞꯀꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗ,ꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯭ꯔꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌ
ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩꯗꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯁꯤꯗꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ,ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ,ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯅꯕꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯊꯕꯛꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ,
ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯑꯃꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯦꯟꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯁꯨꯌꯥꯏ꯫
ꯅꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯑꯣꯐꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯗꯤꯁꯦꯟꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯜꯒꯕꯔ ꯭ꯟꯃꯦꯟ ꯭ꯇꯅꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯒ
ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯲)ꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯭ꯔ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯅꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯑꯃꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯦꯟꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯳)ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯑꯃꯍꯥꯞꯀꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ
ꯑꯍꯦꯟꯕꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯑꯃꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯦꯟꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯁꯨꯌꯥꯏ꯫
ꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔ
ꯑꯁꯤ,ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯁꯨ,ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ
ꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯑꯃꯥꯑꯣꯏꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫
(꯴) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅ, ꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯭ꯁ ꯖꯖꯀꯋꯥꯔꯤꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅ,ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ
ꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯌꯇꯔꯑꯣꯏꯅꯍꯥꯞꯅꯕꯃꯇꯤꯛꯆꯥꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯃꯤꯡ
ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯑꯃꯁꯦꯝꯒꯅꯤ꯫
(꯵)ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯴)ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯗꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕꯃꯃꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯃꯤꯡ
ꯌ

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