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INDIAN KANOON SECTION 201 CrPC - Code of Criminal Procedure - Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case
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If the complaint is made to a Magistrate who is not competent to take cognizance of the offence he shall,
- if the complaint is in writing, return it for presentation to the proper Court with an endorsement to that effect;
- if the complaint is not in writing, direct the complainant to the proper Court.
Click here to read more from the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc), 1973.
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