BNSS · Section 212 · Chapter XV — CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS

Making over of cases to Magistrates.

What this section does

A Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance, make over a case for inquiry or trial to any competent subordinate Magistrate. A first-class Magistrate empowered by the CJM may similarly make over a case to another competent Magistrate as specified by the CJM by general or special order.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Chief Judicial Magistrate · Magistrate of the first class · Subordinate Magistrate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.192.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 212, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 212 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.