Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 16

CrPC 16 in BNSS: no corresponding section

Section 16 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was not carried into the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023: no BNSS section corresponds to it. CrPC 16 deals with courts of Metropolitan Magistrates. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC. Its full text is set out below.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 16 has no counterpart in the BNSS.

Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates · It was not carried into the 2023 code.

Dropped
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. II
s. 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 by the High Court.
(3) The jurisdiction and powers of every Metropolitan Magistrate shall extend throughout the metropolitan area.
Text from the official India Code PDF
Judgments on s. 16 CrPCSource: NCRB section table
CrPC 15 · Subordination of Judicial MagistratesCrPC 17 · Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

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