(1) In every metropolitan area, there shall be established as many Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates, and at such places, as the State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, by notification, specify.
(2) The presiding officers of such Courts shall be appointed by the High Court.
(3) The jurisdiction and powers of every Metropolitan Magistrate shall extend throughout the metropolitan area.
STATE AMENDMENT
Uttar Pradesh
In section 16 of the said Code, after sub-section (3), the following
sub-section shall be inserted, namely :-
"(4) Where the Office of the Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate is vacant or he is incapacitated by illness, absence or
otherwise for the performance of his duties, the senior-most among the
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and other Metropolitan Magistrate
present at the place, shall dispose of the urgent work of the Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate."
[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 1 of 1984, s. 4].
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
11 CrPC Courts of Judicial Magistrates
12 CrPC Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
13 CrPC Special Judicial Magistrates
14 CrPC Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
15 CrPC Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
16 CrPC Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates
17 CrPC Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
18 CrPC Special Metropolitan Magistrates