Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 526
Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
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BNSS Section 526 deals with practising advocate not to sit as magistrate in certain courts and replaces CrPC 480.
Bare act text — BNSS 526
526. Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.
No advocate who practices 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.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 480 → BNSS 526: The word "pleader" is replaced by "advocate".
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 526 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 526 (Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts) replaces Section 480 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 480 is now BNSS 526.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 521 — Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- BNSS 522 — Forms
- BNSS 523 — Power of High Court to make rules
- BNSS 524 — Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- BNSS 525 — Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- BNSS 527 — Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- BNSS 528 — Saving of inherent powers of High Court
- BNSS 529 — Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
- BNSS 530 — Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
- BNSS 531 — Repeal and savings