Section 524 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) – Power To Alter Functions Allocated To Executive Magistrate In Certain Cases.

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If the Legislative
Assembly of a State by a resolution so permits, the State Government may, after consultation with the High
Court, by notification, direct that references in sections 127, 128, 129, 164 and 166 to an Executive
Magistrate shall be construed as references to a Judicial Magistrate of the first class.