Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous
Section 526: Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
In plain words
An advocate who practises in a Magistrate's court cannot sit as a Magistrate in that court or any court within its area.
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Official text
No advocate who practices in the Court of any Magistrate shall sit as a Magistrate in that Court or in any Court within the local jurisdiction of that Court.
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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 526
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