Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous
Section 524: Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
In plain words
If the State Legislative Assembly permits by resolution, the State Government can, after consulting the High Court, direct that the functions given to Executive Magistrates in sections 127, 128, 129, 164 and 166 be exercised by first class Judicial Magistrates.
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Official text
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.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 524
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