(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.

STATE AMENDMENT

Assam

   In Section 192 of the Code:—

   (i)  in sub-section (1), after the word “Any” the words “District Magistrate” shall be inserted;

   (ii)  sub-section (2) shall be substituted as follows:—

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

[Vide Assam Act 3 of 1984, s. 3(3) and the Schedule.]

Manipur

   In section 192 of the Code,--

   (i)  in sub-section (1), after the word “Any”, the words “District Magistrate or” shall be inserted;

   (ii)  for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted namely:--

   “(2)  Any sub-Divisional Magistrate who is a Specified Executive Magistrate or any Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by the District Magistrate or Chief Judicial Magistrate, as the case may be, may, after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trail to such other competent Magistrate as the District Magistrate or chief Judicial Magistrate may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such Magistrate may hold the inquiry or trial.”.

[Vide Manipur Act 3 of 1985, s. 4(2) and the Schedule]