
12K followers • The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023
Feb 26, 2026 • 1h • 97 views
Section 10 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) mandates that the High Court appoint a Judicial Magistrate of the first class as the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in every district. It authorizes the appointment of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates (ACJM) and Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrates, establishing a clear supervisory structure for the district's criminal judiciary.