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BNSS, 2023
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BNSSChapter IISection 7
Section7

Territorial divisions

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Summary

States are organized into sessions divisions, districts and sub-divisions for the purposes of this Sanhita. The State Government, after consulting the High Court, may change the boundaries or the number of those divisions, districts or sub-divisions. Divisions, districts and sub-divisions already in existence when the Sanhita began are treated as formed under it.

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Priya lives in a very large district. The State Government consults the High Court and splits that district into two sub-divisions to improve administration. The new sub-divisions are valid under the Sanhita, so local courts and police will follow the new boundaries.

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(1) Every State shall be a sessions division or shall consist of sessions divisions; and every sessions divisions shall, for the purposes of this Sanhita, be a district or consist of districts.

(2) The State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, alter the limits or the number of such divisions and districts.

(3) The State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, divide any district into sub-divisions and may alter the limits or the number of such sub-divisions.

(4) The sessions divisions, districts and sub-divisions existing in a State at the commencement of this Sanhita, shall be deemed to have been formed under this section.

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II

Chapter II

Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices

In this chapter

  • 6Classes of Criminal Courts
  • 7Territorial divisions
  • 8Court of Session
  • 9Courts of Judicial Magistrates
  • 10Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
  • 11Special Judicial Magistrates
  • 12Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
  • 13Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
  • 14Executive Magistrates
  • 15Special Executive Magistrates
  • 16Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
  • 17Subordination of Executive Magistrates
  • 18Public Prosecutors
  • 19Assistant Public Prosecutors
  • 20Directorate of Prosecution
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