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The Code of Criminal Procedure (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1954

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The Code of Criminal Procedure (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1954, is a procedural statute that modified the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, specifically for the Bombay region. It primarily reorganized administrative and judicial hierarchies, clarifying the subordination of magistrates and the powers of the Sessions Judge. The Act also expanded the role of the Commissioner of Police in relation to Executive Magistrates and introduced specific powers for Justices of the Peace to attest and verify documents. For the ordinary citizen, this legislation ensured that administrative functions, such as document verification, were clearly delegated and that the chain of command within the criminal justice system was legally defined.

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  1. 1. Short title
  2. 2. Amendment of section 17 of Act V of 1898
  3. 3. Amendment of section 41 of Act V of 1898
  4. 4. Amendment of section 144 of Act V of 1898
  5. 5. Amendment of section 435 of Act V of 1898
  6. 6. Insertion of new section 539D in Act V of 1898
  7. 7. Amendment of Schedule IV to Act V of 1898

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