Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 13

BNSS 13: earlier CrPC 15

Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 15 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 13 deals with subordination of Judicial Magistrates. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 13 was CrPC 15.

Subordination of Judicial Magistrates.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. II
s. 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 time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with this Code, as to the distribution of business among the Judicial Magistrates subordinate to him.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. II
s. 13
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 time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution of business among the Judicial Magistrates subordinate to him
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 15 · Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
BNSS 12 · Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates.BNSS 14 · Executive Magistrates.

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