CrPC Section 190
Cognizance of offences by Magistrate
BNSS Section 210— Cognizance of offences by Magistrate.
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the CrPC.
A first-class Magistrate, and a second-class Magistrate specially empowered by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, may take cognizance of an offence upon: (a) a complaint of facts (including by a person authorised under special law); (b) a police report submitted in any mode including electronic; or (c) information received from a non-police person or the Magistrate's own knowledge. The Chief Judicial Magistrate may empower second-class Magistrates to take cognizance of offences within their competence.
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