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SCHEDULE III Ordinary powers of Magistrates
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SCHEDULE III.
[See section 36]
ORDINARY POWERS OF MAGISTRATES
1. Ordinary powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the second class.
- (1) Power to arrest or direct the arrest of and to commit to custody a person committing an offence in his presence, section 64.
- (2) Power to arrest, or direct the arrest in his presence of, an offender, section 65.
- (3) Power to endorse a warrant, or to order the removal of an accused person arrested under a warrant, sections 83, 84 and 86.
- (4) Power to issue proclamations in cases judicially before him, section 87.
- (5) Power to attach and sell property and to dispose of claims or objections to attached property, section 88.
- (6) Power to restore attached property, section 89.
- (7) Power to require search to be made for letters and telegrams, section 95.
- (8) Power to issue search warrant, section 96.
- (9) Power to endorse a search warrant, and order delivery of thing found, section 99.
- (10) Power to order the police to investigate an offence in case in which the Magistrate has jurisdiction to try or commit for trial, section 155.
- (11) Power to authorize detention, not being detention in the custody of the police, of a person during a police investigation, section 167.
- (12) Power to postpone issue of process and to inquire into a case or direct investigation, section 202. (12-A) Power to commit for trial under section 205-C
- (13) Power to detain an offender found in the Court, section 351.
- (14) Power to take evidence on commission, section 503.
- (15) Power to recover forfeited bond for appearance before Magistrate’s Court, section 514 and to require fresh security, section 514-A.
- (16) Power to make order as to custody and disposal of property pending inquiry or trial section 516-A.
- (17) Power to make order as to disposal of property, section 517.
- (18) Power to sell property of a suspected character, section 525.
- (19) Power to require affidavit in support of application, section 539-A.
- (20) Power to make local inspection, section 539-B. II. Ordinary powers of Judicial Magistrate of the first class:-
- (1) The ordinary powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the second class.
- (2) Power to direct warrant to land-holders, section 78.
- (3) Power to issue search warrant otherwise than in due course of an inquiry, section 98.
- (4) Power to issue search warrant for discovery of persons wrongfully confined, section 100.
- (5) Power to require execution of a bond, section 106.
- (6) Power to discharge sureties, sections 126 and 126-A.
- (7) Power to make orders etc. in possession cases, sections 145, 146, 147.
- (8) Power to record statements and, confessions during a police investigation, section 164.
- (9) Power to authorise detention of a person in the custody of the police during a police investigations, section 167.
- (11) Power to stop proceedings when no complainant, section 249.
- (12) Power to tender pardon to accomplice during inquiry into case by himself, section 337.
- (13) Power to make orders of maintenance, sections 488 and 489.
- (14) Power to recover penalty on forfeited bond, section 514.
- (15) Power to require fresh security, section 514-A.
- (16) Power to recall case made over by him to another Magistrate, section 528(4).
- (17) Power to make order as to first offenders, section 562.
- (18) Power to order released convicts to notify residence, section 565. III. Ordinary powers of Chief Judicial Magistrates:-
- (1) The ordinary powers of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class.
- (2) Powers to require delivery of letters, telegrams, etc., section 95.
- (3) Powers to issue search warrants for documents in custody of postal or telegraph authorities, section 96.
- (4) Power to release person imprisoned for failing to give security under section 106, section 124.
- (5) Power to cancel any bond for keeping the peace under section 106, section 125.
- (6) Power to order Police Investigation into a cognizable case, section 156.
- (7) Power to issue process for a person within local jurisdiction who has committed an offence outside the local jurisdiction, section 186.
- (8) Power to entertain complaints, section 190.
- (9) Power to receive police reports, section 190.
- (10) Power to entertain cases without complaint, section 190.
- (11) Power to transfer cases to a Subordinate Magistrate, section 192.
- (12) Power to order preliminary investigation by a Police Officer not below the rank of an Inspector in certain cases, section 196-B.
- (13) Power to try summarily section 260.
- (14) Power to tender pardon to accomplice at any stage of a case section 337.
- (15) Power to pass sentence on proceedings recorded by a subordinate Magistrate, section 349.
- (16) Power to call for records, section 435.
- (17) Power to order inquiry, section 436.
- (18) Power to order commitment, section 437.
- (19) Power to report a case to High Court, section 438.
- (20) Power to withdraw cases and to try or refer them for trial, section 528.
- (21) Power to compel restoration of abducted female, section 552. IV. Ordinary power of an Executive Magistrate of the second class:-
- (1) Power to arrest or direct the arrest of and to commit to custody, a person committing an offence in his presence, section 65.
- (2) Power to arrest, or direct the arrest in his presence of, an offender, section 65.
- (3) Power to endorse a warrant, or to order the removal of an accused person arrested under a warrant, sections 83, 84 and 86.
- (4) Power to issue proclamations, section 87.
- (5) Power to attach and sell property, section 88.
- (6) Power to restore attached property, section 89.
- (7) Power to require search to be made for letters and telegrams, section 95.
- (8) Power to issue search warrant, section 96.
- (9) Power to endorse a search warrant and order delivery or thing found, section 99.
- (10) Power to command unlawful assembly to disperse, section 127.
- (11) Power to use civil force to disperse unlawful assembly, section 128.
- (12) Power to require military force to be used to disperse unlawful assembly, section 130.
- (13) Power to authorise detention not being detention in the custody of the police of a person during a police investigation, section 167.
- (14) Power to take evidence on commission, section 503.
- (15) Power to recover forfeited bond for appearance before Magistrate’s Court, section 514 and to require fresh security, section 514-A.
- (16) Power to make order as to disposal of property, section 517.
- (17) Power to sell property of a suspected character, section 525. V. Ordinary power of an Executive Magistrate of the first class:-
- (1) The ordinary powers of an Executive Magistrate of the second class.
- (2) Power to issue search warrant otherwise than in course of an inquiry, section 98.
- (3) Power to issue search warrant for discovery of persons wrongfully confined, section 100.
- (4) Power to require security to keep the peace, section 107.
- (5) Power to require security for good behaviour, section 109.
- (6) Power to discharge sureties, sections 126 and 126-A.
- (7) Power to make orders as to local nuisances, section 133.
- (8) Power to authorise detention of a person in the custody of the Police during a police investigation, section 167.
- (9) Power to hold inquest, section 176.
- (10) Power to recover penalty on forfeited bond, section 514.
- (11) Power to require fresh security, section 514-A. VI. Ordinary powers of a Sub-Divisional Magistrate:-
- (1) The Ordinary powers of an Executive Magistrate of the first class.
- (2) Power to direct warrants to land-holders, section 78.
- (3) Power to require security for good behaviour, section 110.
- (4) Power to make orders prohibiting repetitions of nuisances, section 143.
- (5) Power to make orders under section 144.
- (6) Power to depute Subordinate Executive Magistrate to make local inquiry, section 148.
- (7) Power to issue process for person within local jurisdiction who has committed an offence outside the local jurisdiction, section 186.
- (8) Power to sell property alleged or suspected to have been stolen etc., section 524. VII. Ordinary Powers of a District Magistrate:-
- (1) The ordinary powers of a Sub-Divisional Magistrate.
- (2) Power to require delivery of letters, telegrams, etc., section 95.
- (3) Power to issue search warrants for documents in custody of postal or telegraph authorities, section 96.
- (4) Power to require security for good behaviour, section 108.
- (5) Power to discharge persons bound to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour, section 124.
- (6) Power to order preliminary investigation by Police Officer not below the rank of Inspector in certain cases, section 196-B.
- (7) Power to cancel bond for keeping peace, section 125.
- (8) Power to tender pardon to accomplice at any stage of a case, section 337.
- (9) Power to call for and examine records, section 435(2).
- (10) Power to direct Executive Magistrate to make further inquiry into proceedings, etc, section 436(2).
- (11) Power to report to High Court, section 438(3).
- (12) Power to appoint person to be Public Prosecutor in particular case, section 492(2).
- (13) Power to compel restoration of abducted female, section 552.
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