Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXIII: Transfer of Criminal Cases
Section 452: Reasons to be recorded
In plain words
A Sessions Judge or Magistrate making a transfer or withdrawal order under sections 448 to 451 must record reasons.
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Official text
A Sessions Judge or Magistrate making an order under section 448, section 449, section 450 or section 451 shall record his reasons for making it.
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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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