Section 22
Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates.
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.
(1) Subject to the control of the State
Government, the District Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within
which the Executive Magistrates may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may be invested
under this Code.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.