Act No. 16 of 1984

24.8.1984

An Act to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 11 of 1974) in its application to the State of Bihar.

S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Code of Criminal Procedure (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1983.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bihar.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

S.2 Amendment of Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act II of 1974) in its application to the State of Bihar

For sub-section (6) of Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act II of 1974) the following sub-section shall be substituted and shall always be deemed to have been substituted namely:

"(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5) wherein a State there exists a regular cadre of Prosecuting Officers, the State Government may also appoint a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor from among the persons constituting such cadre."