Executive Magistrates.
What this section does
The State Government appoints Executive Magistrates in every district, designating one as District Magistrate and optionally one or more as Additional District Magistrates with specified powers. The section also provides for Sub-divisional Magistrates, temporary succession to District Magistrate powers during vacancies, and the possibility of conferring Executive Magistrate powers on a Commissioner of Police.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- State Government · District Magistrate · Additional District Magistrate · Sub-divisional Magistrate · Commissioner of Police
Derived from CrPC s.20.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 14, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 14 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.