Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 451
Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
Any District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate may—
(a) make over, for disposal, any proceeding which has been started before him, to any Magistrate subordinate to him;
(b) withdraw any case from, or recall any case which he has made over to, any Magistrate subordinate to him, and dispose of such proceeding himself or refer it for disposal to any other Magistrate.
Why this exists
Executive Magistrates like District Magistrates and Sub-divisional Magistrates handle a wide range of administrative and quasi-judicial proceedings and need the flexibility to delegate work to subordinates as well as reclaim it when necessary, ensuring efficient case management at this level of the system. This corresponds to section 411 of the earlier CrPC.