Here We Describe Section 16 Of BNSS- “Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates” Section 16 Is A Part Of CHAPTER II CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES In New Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023.
Here We Also Describe Section 16 Of BNS With an Explanation And Illustration of CHAPTER II–
Section 16 Of BNSS –
| “Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates”- | (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 Sanhita. |
| (2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district. |
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