Section 28: Withdrawal of powers.

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

(1) The High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, may withdraw all or any of the powers conferred by it under this Sanhita on any person or by any officer subordinate to it.

(2) Any powers conferred by the Chief Judicial Magistrate or by the District Magistrate may be withdrawn by the respective Magistrate by whom such powers were conferred

Where this provision sits

Act	The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section	28
Marginal note	Withdrawal of powers.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	3

Judgments that turned on this provision

CRLP/16576/2025 of Dudekula Mohammed Shafi Vs The State of Telangana,High Court for State of Telangana · 2025-12-12
CRLP/14694/2025 of M/s. M Venkat Rao Infra Projects Private Limited Vs State of TelanganaHigh Court for State of Telangana · 2025-11-12
CRLP/13895/2025 of Syed Ashwaque Vs The State of TelanganaHigh Court for State of Telangana · 2025-10-27

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