CRPC §12 → BNSS §10
Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
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12. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.—(1) In every district (not being a metropolitan area), 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 Code or under any other law for the time being in force as the High Court may direct.
(3) (a) 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. (b) 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.
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(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.
What changedAI-inferred
Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate.
Old position
CrPC 12 is concerned with Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
New position
BNSS 10 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.. In every district, the High Court shall appoint a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate
BNSS 10 (Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.) preserves the framework of CrPC 12. BNSS 10 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 10 text: In every district, the High Court shall appoint a...
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BNSS 10 (Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.) preserves the framework of CrPC 12. BNSS 10 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 10 text: 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 12 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 10 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNSS 10 (Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §12 → BNSS §10 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/12.
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