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Apply the law as of 8 November 2026. In a case instituted on a police report, a Judicial Magistrate…

Section 419(1)(a) authorises the District Magistrate to direct the Public Prosecutor to present this appeal to the Court of Session. The complainant’s special-leave…

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Apply the law as of 8 November 2026. In a case instituted on a police report, a Judicial Magistrate acquits the accused of a cognizable and non-bailable offence. Under section 419(1)(a) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the District Magistrate directs the Public Prosecutor to appeal. Where is that appeal presented?

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Section 419(1)(a) authorises the District Magistrate to direct the Public Prosecutor to present this appeal to the Court of Session. The complainant’s special-leave procedure under section 419(4) is separate from the appeal described.

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Option A

Section 419(1)(a) does not give the Chief Judicial Magistrate appellate jurisdiction over this acquittal.

Option B

The directed appeal is presented to the Court of Session.

Option C

The question fixes the District Magistrate-directed route, for which the forum is the Court of Session.

Option D

The Supreme Court is not the immediate forum for this statutory appeal.

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