Section 15: Subordination of Judicial Magistrates

the Code of Criminal Procedure ActUnion territory Act of Delhi · Act 2 of 1974

Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024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) Every Chief Judicial Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge; and every other Judicial Magistrate shall, subject to the general control of the Sessions Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

1. Subs. Act 45 of 1978, s. 4, for certain words (w.e.f. 18-12-1978).

2. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-12-1978).

3. Added by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-12-1978).

4. Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-12-1978).

(2) The Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with this Code, as to the distribution of business among the Judicial Magistrates subordinate to him.

Where this provision sits

Act	the Code of Criminal Procedure Act
Section	15
Marginal note	Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Delhi
Status	Repealed

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