Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023
Section 224 :
Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case :
(See section 201 of CrPC 1973)
If the complaint is made to a Magistrate who is not competent to take cognizance of the offence, he shall,—
(a) if the complaint is in writing, return it for presentation to the proper Court with an endorsement to that effect;
(b) if the complaint is not in writing, direct the complainant to the proper Court.