BNSS · Section 16 · Chapter II — CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES

Local Jurisdiction of Executive.

What this section does

Subject to State Government control, the District Magistrate may define the local territorial limits within which Executive Magistrates exercise their powers under the Sanhita. In the absence of such definition, the jurisdiction of every Executive Magistrate extends throughout the district.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: State Government · District Magistrate · Executive Magistrate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.22.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 16, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 16 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.