If the Legislative Assembly of a State by a resolution so permits, the State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, by notification, direct that references in sections 127, 128, 129, 164 and 166 to an Executive Magistrate shall be construed as references to a Judicial Magistrate of the first class.
Section 524 BNSS: Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- Corresponding CrPC
- Section 478 CrPC
Bare Act text
Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.
In simple words
If a State's Legislative Assembly so permits by resolution, the State Government may, after consulting the High Court, direct by notification that references to an Executive Magistrate in sections 127, 128, 129, 164 and 166 be read as references to a Judicial Magistrate of the first class.
Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous
- 520 Trials before High Courts
- 521 Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- 522 Forms
- 523 Power of High Court to make rules
- 524 Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- 525 Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- 526 Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
- 527 Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- 528 Saving of inherent powers of High Court
- 529 Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
- 530 Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
- 531 Repeal and savings