SECTION 12 CrPC - Code of Criminal Procedure - Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.

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(1) In every district ( not being a metropolitan area), the High Court shall appoint a Judicial
Magistrate of the first class to the Chief Judicial Magistrate
(2) The High Court may appoint any Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be an Additional
Chief Judicial Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the powers of a Chief
Judicial Magistrate under this Code or under any other law for the time being in force as the
High Court may direct
(3) (a) The High Court may designate any Judicial Magistrate of the first class in any subdivision
as the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate and relieve him of the responsibilities specified
in this section as occasion requires
(b) Subject to the general control of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, every Sub-divisional Judicial
Magistrate shall also have and exercise, such powers of supervision and control over the work of
the Judicial Magistrates (other than Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates) in the sub-division as
the High Court may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf .
STATE AMENDMENTS
Nagaland:
In sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) the words "High Court" shall be substituted by the words "State
Government" wherever they occur
[Vide Notification Law 170/74 Leg, dated 3-7-1975 
Uttar Pradesh:
After sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—
"(4) Where the office of the Chief Judicial Magistrate is vacant or he is incapacitated by illness,
absence or otherwise for the performance of his duties, the senior-most among the Additional
Chief Judicial Magistrate and other judicial Magistrates present at the place, and in their absence
the district magistrate and in his absence the senior-most Executive Magistrate shall dispose of
the urgent work of the Chief Judicial Magistrate"
[Vide UP Act 1 of 1984, sec 3 (wef 1-5-1984)

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