Whenever any person holding an office in the service of Government who has been invested by the High Court or the State Government with any powers under this Code throughout any local area is appointed to an equal or higher office of the same nature, within a like local area under the same State Government, he shall, unless the High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, otherwise directs, or has otherwise directed, exercise the same powers in the local area in which he is so appointed.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
31 CrPC Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
32 CrPC Mode of conferring powers
33 CrPC Powers of officers appointed
35 CrPC Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
36 CrPC Powers of superior officers of police
37 CrPC Public when to assist Magistrates and police
38 CrPC Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant