Special Judicial Magistrates :
Section – 13 . (1) The High Court may, if requested by the Central or State Government so to do, confer upon any person who holds or has held any post under the Government, all or any of the powers conferred or conferable by or under this Code on a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or of the second class, in respect to particular cases or to a particular classes of cases, in any local area, not being a metropolitan area :
Provided that no such power shall be conferred on a person unless he possesses such qualification or experience in relation to legal affairs as the High Court may, by rules, specify.
(2) Such Magistrates shall be called Special Judicial Magistrates and shall be appointed for such term, not exceeding one year at a time, as the High Court may, by general or special order, direct.
(3) The High Court may empower a Special Judicial Magistrate to exercise the powers of a Metropolitan Magistrate in relation to any metropolitan area outside his local jurisdiction.
STATE AMENDMENTS
ANDHRA PRADESH
■ Section 13(2)
For the words “not exceeding one year at a time”, the words “not exceeding two years at a time” shall be substituted and to the said sub-section the following proviso, shall be added, namely :—
“Provided that any person who is holding the office of Special Judicial Magistrate at the commencement of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1992 and has his not completed sixty five years of age shall continue to hold office for a term of two years from the date of his appointment.”—Andhra Pradesh Act No. 2 of 1992.
BIHAR
■ Section 13
In section 13 for the words “in any district”, substitute the words “in any local area”.—Vide Act No. 8 of 1977.
HARYANA
■ Section 13(1)
In section 13 for the words “second class” substitute the words “first or second class” and for the words “in any district” substitute the words “in any local area”.—Vide Act No. 16 of 1976.
HIMACHAL PRADESH
■ Section 13(1)
In sub-section (1) of section 13 for the words “in any district”, substitute the words “in any local area”.—Vide Act No. 40 of 1976.
PUNJAB
■ Section 13(1)
In section 13, sub-section (1) : for the words “second class” substitute the words “first class or second class” and for the words “in any district” substitute the words “in any local area”.—Vide Act No. 9 of 1978.
UTTAR PRADESH
■ Section 13(1)
In section 13 for the words “second class” substitute the words “first or second class” and for the words “in any district” substitute the words “in any local area”.—Vide Act No. 16 of 1976.