Chapter II
Section 17 CrPC: Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
New Law Update (2024)
Section 14 BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Punishment
Procedural / Administrative
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
(1) The High Court shall, in relation to every metropolitan area within its local jurisdiction, appoint a Metropolitan Magistrate to be the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for such metropolitan area.
(2) The High Court may appoint any Metropolitan Magistrate to be an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the powers of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate under this Code or under any other law for the time being in force as the High Court may direct.
Important Sub-Sections Explained
Section 17(1)
This sub-section mandates that the High Court must appoint a Metropolitan Magistrate to serve as the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for every metropolitan area within its jurisdiction.
Section 17(2)
This sub-section empowers the High Court to appoint any Metropolitan Magistrate as an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, granting them such powers of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate as the High Court may specify.