CrPC Section 33 — Powers of officers appointed

Summary

A person in government service who has been given powers under this Code by the High Court or the State Government for a local area must exercise those same powers in the local area where they are appointed if they are appointed to an equal or higher office of the same nature, within a similar local area under the same State Government. This applies unless the High Court or the State Government directs otherwise, or has already directed otherwise.

Official Text

Whenever any person holding an office in the service of Government who has been invested by the High Court or the State Government with any powers under this Code throughout any local area is appointed to an equal or higher office of the same nature, within a like local area under the same State Government, he shall, unless the High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, otherwise directs, or has otherwise directed, exercise the same powers in the local area in which he is so appointed.

Referred to by

• CrPC §291A — Identification report of Magistrate

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §27 — Powers of officers appointed