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Section 224: Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case.

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023Central Act · Act 46 of 2023

If the complaint is made to a Magistrate who is not competent to take cognizance of the offence, he shall,—

(a) if the complaint is in writing, return it for presentation to the proper Court with an endorsement to that effect;

(b) if the complaint is not in writing, direct the complainant to the proper Court.

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ActThe Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section224
Marginal noteProcedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it2

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