Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 16 was CrPC 22.
Local Jurisdiction of Executive.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. II
s. 22
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 be invested under this Code.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. II
s. 16
Local Jurisdiction of Executive.
(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.
Text from India Code