17. (1) All Executive Magistrates shall be subordinate to the District Magistrate, and every Executive Magistrate (other than the Sub-divisional Magistrate) exercising powers in a sub-division shall also be subordinate to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, subject, to the general control of the District Magistrate.
(2) The District Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution or allocation of business among the Executive Magistrates subordinate to him.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 11 Special Judicial Magistrates
Section 12 Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
Section 13 Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
Section 14 Executive Magistrates
Section 15 Special Executive Magistrates
Section 16 Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
Section 17 Subordination of Executive Magistrates