10. (1) In every district, the High Court shall appoint a Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) The High Court may appoint any Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be an Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the powers of a Chief Judicial Magistrate under this Sanhita or under any other law for the time being in force as the High Court may direct.
(3) The High Court may designate any Judicial Magistrate of the first class in any sub-division as the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate and relieve him of the responsibilities specified in this section as occasion requires.
(4) Subject to the general control of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, every Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate shall also have and exercise, such powers of supervision and control over the work of the Judicial Magistrates (other than Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates) in the sub-division as the High Court may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 1 Short title extent and commencement
Section 3 Construction of references
Section 4 Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws
Section 6 Classes of Criminal Courts
Section 7 Territorial divisions
Section 9 Courts of Judicial Magistrates
Section 10 Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc