# Section 526 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

> Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.526. No advocate who practices in the Court of any Magistrate shall sit as a Magistrate in that Court or in any Court within the local j…

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Author: Sudhir Rao — Advocate, Supreme Court of India  
Category: BNSS  
Published: 2024-09-08

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**Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.**

**526.**No advocate who practices in the Court of any Magistrate shall sit as a Magistrate in that Court or in any Court within the local jurisdiction of that Court.

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