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

This Act may be called the Code of Criminal Procedure (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1954.

In sub-section

1. (4) of section 17 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (hereinafter referred to as the said Code), for the words "by the District Magistrate and such Judge or Magistrate " the words and brackets "by a Civil Judge (Senior Division), or if there be no Civil Judge (Senior Division), by the Sessions Judge or Additional or Assistant Sessions Judge of an adjoining Sessions Division, and such Judge " shall be substituted.

In section 41 of the said Code, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely :-- "(3) Any powers conferred by the Sessions Judge may be withdrawn by the Sessions Judge with the approval of the High Court."

In section 144 of the said Code, sub-section (5A) shall be deleted.

In sub-section

1. (4) of section 435 of the said Code, after the words "an Executive Magistrate" the words "or the Commissioner of Police, as the case may be" shall be inserted.

After section 539C of the said Code, the following new section shall be inserted, namely :-- "539D. Any Justice of the Peace (not being a legal practitioner) shall be entitled to attest, verify or authenticate documents brought before him for the purpose of attestation, verification or authentication, as the case may be, and to affix such seal thereon as may be prescribed by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette."

In Part I of Schedule IV to the said Code,--

1. (i) in sub-part (A), entry 5 shall be deleted ;
2. (ii) in sub-part (B), after entry 2, the following entry shall be inserted, namely :-- "3. Power to transfer cases. section 192."