Making over of cases to Magistrates
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Summary
After a Chief Judicial Magistrate takes cognizance of an offence, he or she may transfer the case for inquiry or trial to any competent subordinate Magistrate. A first-class Magistrate empowered by the Chief Judicial Magistrate may also make over cases to other competent Magistrates named by order. The Magistrate who receives the case will hold the inquiry or trial.
Example
Priya complains that her neighbour damaged her shop and the Chief Judicial Magistrate takes cognizance. The Chief Judicial Magistrate makes over the case to a competent subordinate Magistrate, and that Magistrate will now conduct the inquiry and trial.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Any Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to any competent Magistrate subordinate to him.
(2) Any Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to such other competent Magistrate as the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such Magistrate may hold the inquiry or trial.
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