Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 480

CrPC 480 in BNSS: Section 526

Section 480 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 526 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 480 deals with practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 480 is now BNSS 526.

Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts

Carried over
93% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXVII
s. 480
Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
No pleader who practises in the Court of any Magistrate shall sit as a Magistrate in that Court or in any Court within the local jurisdiction of that Court.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXIX
s. 526
Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.
No advocate who practices in the Court of any Magistrate shall sit as a Magistrate in that Court or in any Court within the local jurisdiction of that Court.
Text from India Code
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