Section 17. Subordination of Executive Magistrates

(1) All Executive Magistrates shall be subordinate to
the District Magistrate, and every Executive Magistrate (other than the Sub-divisional Magistrate)
exercising powers in a sub-division shall also be subordinate to the Sub-divisional Magistrate, subject, to
the general control of the District Magistrate.

(2) The District Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with
this Sanhita, as to the distribution or allocation of business among the Executive Magistrates subordinate
to him.