BNSS § 17 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 17 BNSS — Subordination of Executive Magistrates
Replaces CrPC 23 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
(1) All Executive Magistrates shall be subordinate to the District Magistrate, and every Executive Magistrate (other than the Sub-divisional Magistrate) exercising powers in a sub-division shall also be subordinate to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, subject, to the general control of the District Magistrate.
(2) The District Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution or allocation of business among the Executive Magistrates subordinate to him.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.