BNSS224
BNSS Section 224: Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case
Ch XVI · Complaints to Magistrates
Gazette p.86
Verbatim · BNSS224. Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case.—If the complaint is made to a Magistrate who is not competent to take cognizance of the offence, he shall,— (a) if the complaint is in writing, return it for presentation to the proper Court with an endorsement to that effect; (b) if the complaint is not in writing, direct the complainant to the proper Court.
Corresponds (indicatively) to CrPC 201 of the repealed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC → BNSS table
Cite as: Section 224, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)