(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to such conditions and limitations as may be specified therein, empower-
(a) the Commissioner of Police to exercise and perform in relation to Delhi the powers and duties of an Executive Magistrate and of a District Magistrate under such of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), as may be specified in the notification;
(b) any officer subordinate to the Commissioner of Police (not being an officer below the rank of an Assistant Commissioner of Police) to exercise and perform in relation to such areas in Delhi as may be specified in the notification the powers and duties of an Executive Magistrate under such of the provisions of the said Code as may be specified in the notification.
(2) Every officer subordinate to the Commissioner of Police shall, in the exercise and performance of any powers and duties which he is empowered to exercise or perform under sub-section (1), be subject to the general control of the Commissioner of Police in the same manner and to the same extent as an Executive Magistrate appointed under section 20 of the said Code would be subject to the general control of the District Magistrate appointed under that section.
(3) The Commissioner of Police or any officer subordinate to him shall not be subject in the exercise and performance of any powers and duties which he is empowered to exercise and perform under sub-section (1), to the general control of the District Magistrate appointed under section 20 of the said Code.
(4) The provisions of this section shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the said Code.
Section 61 Power to enter places of public resort
Section 62 Power to search suspected persons in street, etc
Section 63 Emergency duties of police
Section 64 Superior police officer may himself perform duties imposed on a subordinate officer
Section 65 Persons bound to comply with the reasonable directions of police officer
Section 66 Police to take charge of unclaimed property
Section 67 Procedure for disposal of property taken charge of under section 66
Section 68 Delivery of property to person entitled
Section 69 In default of claim, property to be at disposal of Government