Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
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Summary
Each district has a Judicial Magistrate of the first class appointed by the High Court as the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The High Court may also appoint Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates and vest them with any or all powers of the Chief. The High Court can designate a Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate and modify his duties. Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrates, subject to the Chief's general control, supervise other Judicial Magistrates in the sub-division as the High Court directs.
Example
Ravi has a petty offence complaint in his district and needs a magistrate to take action. The district Chief Judicial Magistrate appointed by the High Court will handle the matter. If the court's workload grows, the High Court can appoint an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate to hear cases. The Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate in Ravi's sub-division will supervise the other Judicial Magistrates there, under the Chief's control.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) In every district, the High Court shall appoint a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) The High Court may appoint any Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the powers of a Chief Judicial Magistrate under this Sanhita or under any other law for the time being in force as the High Court may direct.
(3) The High Court may designate any Judicial Magistrate of the first class in any sub-division as the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate and relieve him of the responsibilities specified in this section as occasion requires.
(4) Subject to the general control of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, every Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate shall also have and exercise, such powers of supervision and control over the work of the Judicial Magistrates (other than Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates) in the sub-division as the High Court may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf.
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