Skip to main content

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section 201

Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case

Quick Answer Reference: Section 201 CrPC

  • Provision: Section 201 of CrPC
  • Act: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  • Classification: criminal procedure
  • Jurisdiction: India
Statutory Content

What does Section 201 of CrPC say?

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.

Indian StandardSection 201, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Bluebook (21st ed.)Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, § 201 (India)
Court Pleading StandardSection 201 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Canonical Web linkhttps://nyaya.cloud/acts/code-of-criminal-procedure-1973/201
Source: Gazette of India (Official Publication)Verify egazette.gov.in ↗
Landmark Case Laws

Landmark Judgments under Section 201 CrPC

1978 1 SCC 248

Supreme Court of India

2013 2 SCC 1

Supreme Court of India

2014 8 SCC 273

Supreme Court of India

Patnahcucisdb94 High Court (10 8)