BNSS · Section 9 · Chapter II — CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES

Courts of Judicial Magistrates.

What this section does

Courts of Judicial Magistrates of the first and second class are to be established in every district at places specified by the State Government after consultation with the High Court. The State Government may also establish Special Courts of Judicial Magistrates for particular cases or classes of cases, which then have exclusive jurisdiction over those matters in the local area. Presiding officers are appointed by the High Court.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: State Government · High Court · Judicial Magistrate

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.11.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 9, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 9 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.