CrPC Section 192 — Making over of cases to Magistrates

Official Text

(1) Any Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to any competent Magistrate subordinate to him.

(2) Any Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to such other competent Magistrate as the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such Magistrate may hold the inquiry or trial.

Referred to by

• CrPC §200 — Examination of complainant
• CrPC §202 — Postponement of issue of process
• CrPC §410 — Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrate
• CrPC §460 — Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings

Related Judgments

• NEETI SHARMA vs SARANJIT SINGH — Delhi High Court (2025)
• RAJINDRA NATH MAHATO vs T. GANGULY, DY. SUPERINTENDENT & ANR — Supreme Court of India (1971)
• BHIMA RAZU PRASAD vs STATE, REP. BY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CBI/SPE/ACU-II — Supreme Court of India (2021)
• VISHWA MITTER vs O. P. PODDAR AND OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (1983)
• RAJESHWAR TIWARI AND ORS. vs NANDA KISHORE ROY — Supreme Court of India (2010)
• HARIBHAI MALAVIYA AND ORS. vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR — Supreme Court of India (2019)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §212 — Making over of cases to Magistrates