BNSS · Section 10 · Chapter II — CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES

Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.

What this section does

The High Court appoints a Judicial Magistrate of the first class as Chief Judicial Magistrate in every district, and may appoint Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates with all or any powers of the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The High Court may also designate a Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, who exercises supervisory and control powers over other Judicial Magistrates in the sub-division subject to the general control of the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: High Court · Chief Judicial Magistrate · Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate · Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.12.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 10, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 10 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.