The Code of Criminal Procedure (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1976

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    "title": "The Code of Criminal Procedure (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1976",
    "short_title": "The Code of Criminal Procedure (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1976",
    "act_number": "(Bihar Act 8 of 1977)",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "2. Amendment of Section 11 of Act 2 of 1974.",
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            "content": "\"(4) The State Government may likewise establish for any local area one or more courts of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class or Second Class to try any particular cases or particular class or categories of cases.\"",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "3. Amendment of Section 13 of Act 2 of 1974.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "4. Amendment of Section 15 of Act 2 of 1974.",
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            "content": "\"(3) Any Judicial Magistrate exercising powers over any local area extending beyond the district in which he holds his court shall be subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate of the said district and reference in the Code to the Sessions Judge shall be deemed to be reference to the Sessions Judge of that district where he holds his court.\"",
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