Section 6: Powers of District Magistrate
consolidated text (as at 1991). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
6. Powers of District Magistrate
(1) The District Magistrate shall carry on the investigations with the same
powers as are vested in him by the District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal
Jurisdiction) Act.
(2) Any person who makes a false declaration before the Magistrate in any
such investigation shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.