Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973

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Sections	Particulars
Chapter II	Constitution Of Criminal Courts And Offices
14	Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
Description	(1) Subject to the control of the High Court, the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Magistrates appointed under section 11 or under section 13 may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may respectively be invested under this Code. (2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.