Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — Section 224

If the complaint is made to a Magistrate who is not competent to take cognizance

224. If the complaint is made to a Magistrate who is not competent to take cognizance

of the offence, he shall,—

(a) if the complaint is in writing, return it for presentation to the proper Court

with an endorsement to that effect;

(b) if the complaint is not in writing, direct the complainant to the proper Court.

Judgments citing Section 224

Text reproduced from the public statutes on which the corpus is built. Verify against the official Gazette before relying on it. This is statute reference, not legal advice.