CrPC § 23 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 23 CrPC — Subordination of Executive Magistrates
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 17 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 17 — Subordination of Executive Magistrates
(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. BNSS 17 in full