CrPC Section 22 — Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates

Official Text

(1) Subject to the control of the State Government, the District Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local limits of the areas within which the Executive Magistrates may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may be invested under this Code.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.

Related Judgments

• SHAURABH KUMAR TRIPATHI vs VIDHI RAWAL — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• MOHD ABAAD ALI & ANR. vs DIRECTORATE OF REVENUE PROSECUTION INTELLIGENCE — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• RAGHURAJ PRATAP SINGH vs BHANVI KUMARI SINGH — Delhi High Court (2026)
• Rohan Shah vs . Nishigandha Shah — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2023)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §16 — Local Jurisdiction of Executive