The inclusion of Metropolitan Magistrates under Section 22 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act,…
Metropolitan Magistrates were appointed for metropolitan areas under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, so s.22 ITPA names them for those areas and Judicial Magistrates…
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The inclusion of Metropolitan Magistrates under Section 22 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 applies mainly in:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
Metropolitan Magistrates were appointed for metropolitan areas under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, so s.22 ITPA names them for those areas and Judicial Magistrates of the first class elsewhere. Rural, village and tribal areas are served by Judicial Magistrates.
Current law: the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024, no longer has a separate class of Metropolitan Magistrates.