Assistant Public Prosecutors.
What this section does
The State Government must appoint one or more Assistant Public Prosecutors in every district for conducting prosecutions before Magistrates' Courts; the Central Government may also appoint them for specific cases. Where no Assistant Public Prosecutor is available, the District Magistrate may appoint any other person after giving fourteen days' notice to the State Government, but no police officer who investigated the offence or is below the rank of Inspector is eligible.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- State Government · Central Government · District Magistrate · Assistant Public Prosecutor · Police officer
- Time limit
- 14 days' notice to State Government before appointing a substitute Assistant Public Prosecutor
Derived from CrPC s.25.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 19, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 19 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.