(1) Any Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to any competent Magistrate subordinate to him.
(2) Any Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to such other competent Magistrate as the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such Magistrate may hold the inquiry or trial.
STATE AMENDMENT
Assam
In Section 192 of the Code:-
(i) in sub-section (1), after the word Any the words District Magistrate shall
be inserted;
(ii) sub-section (2) shall be substituted as follows:-
(2) Any Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by District Magistrate or Chief Judicial Magistrate, as the case may be, may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for enquiry or trial to such other competent Magistrate as the District Magistrate or Chief Judicial Magistrate may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such Magistrate may hold the enquiry or trail.
[Vide Assam Act 3 of 1984, s. 3(3) and the Schedule.]
Manipur
In section 192 of the Code,-
(i) in sub-section (1), after the word "Any", the words "District Magistrate or"
shall be inserted;
(ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall
be substituted namely:-
"(2) Any sub-Divisional Magistrate who is a Specified Executive Magistrate or
any Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by the District
Magistrate or Chief Judicial Magistrate, as the case may be, may, after taking
cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trail to such other
competent Magistrate as the District Magistrate or chief Judicial Magistrate
may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such Magistrate may
hold the inquiry or trial.".
[Vide Manipur Act 3 of 1985, s. 4(2) and the Schedule]
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
191 CrPC Transfer on application of the accused
192 CrPC Making over of cases to Magistrates
193 CrPC Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session
194 CrPC Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
195A CrPC Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
197 CrPC Prosecution of Judges and public servants
198 CrPC Prosecution for offences against marriage
198A CrPC Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code
198B CrPC Cognizance of offence