Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases.
What this section does
Where the State Legislative Assembly passes a resolution permitting it, the State Government may, after consulting the High Court, notify that references to an Executive Magistrate in sections 127, 128, 129, 164, and 166 shall be read as references to a Judicial Magistrate of the first class. This allows reallocation of certain Executive Magistrate functions to Judicial Magistrates.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- State Legislative Assembly · State Government · High Court · Executive Magistrate · Judicial Magistrate
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.478.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 524, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 524 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.