525. No Judge or Magistrate shall, except with the permission of the Court to which an appeal lies from his Court, try or commit for trial any case to or in which he is a party, or personally interested, and no Judge or Magistrate shall hear an appeal from any judgment or order passed or made by himself.
Explanation. - A Judge or Magistrate shall not be deemed to be a
party to, or
personally interested in, any case by reason only that he is concerned
therein in a public capacity, or by reason only that he has viewed the place
in which an offence is alleged to have been committed, or any other place in
which any other transaction material to the case is alleged to have
occurred, and made an inquiry in connection with the case.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 521 Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
Section 523 Power of High Court to make rules
Section 524 Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
Section 525 Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
Section 526 Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
Section 527 Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
Section 528 Saving of inherent powers of High Court
Section 529 Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
Section 530 Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode