212. (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.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 211 Transfer on application of accused
Section 212 Making over of cases to Magistrates
Section 213 Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
Section 214 Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
Section 216 Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
Section 218 Prosecution of Judges and public servants
Section 219 Prosecution for offences against marriage
Section 220 Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita, 2023