The text is substantially unchanged
CrPC Section 22 is now BNSS Section 16
22.Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates.
Old law
CrPC §22
22.Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates.
22. (1) Subject to the control of the State Government, the District Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Executive Magistrates may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may 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.
Read more: CrPC §22(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.
New law
BNSS §16
16. Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates.
16. (1) Subject to the control of the State Government, the District Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Executive Magistrates may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may be invested under this Sanhita.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.
Read more: BNSS §16(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.
Cases registered before 1 July 2024 continue under the old code. This is educational information, not legal advice.