Lawgist480Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
No pleader who practises in the Court of any Magistrate shall sit as a Magistrate in that Court or in any Court within the local jurisdiction of that Court.
STATE AMENDMENT
Karnataka
Insertion of new section 480A. --After section 480 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) the following Section shall be inserted, namely:--
"480A. Other powers of Magistrate.--Any Judicial Magistrate or Executive Magistrate shall be entitled to attest, verify or authenticate any document brought before him for the purpose of attestation, verification or authentication, as the case may be, and to affix seals thereon, as may be prescribed by any law for the time being in force.".
[Vide Karnataka Act 35 of 1984, s. 2]
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- 475 Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- 476 Forms
- 477 Power of High Court to make rules
- 478 Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- 479 Case in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- 480 Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
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- 482 Saving of inherent power of High Court
- 483 Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- 484 Repeal and savings
