Section 34: Withdrawal of powers

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Central Act · 1973

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024

(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 Code 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(2) Any powers conferred by the Chief Judicial Magistrate or by the District Magistrate may be withdrawn by the respective Magistrate by whom such powers were conferred.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 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section	34
Marginal note	Withdrawal of powers
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	2

Judgments that turned on this provision

CRLP/6713/2023 of Varre RamaKrishna Vs The State of TelanganaHigh Court for State of Telangana · 2025-10-24
CRM (DB)/1421/2022 of RAJESH SHOW @ RAJESH SHA Vs STATE OF WEST BENGALCalcutta High Court · 2022-05-26

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