Section 530: Irregularities which vitiate proceedings

If any Magistrate, not being empowered by law in this behalf, does any of the following things, namely: (a) attaches and sells property under section 88; (b) issues a search warrant for a letter, parcel or other thing in the Post Office, or a telegram in the Telegraph Department; (c) demands security to keep the peace; (d) demands security for good behaviour; (e) discharges a person lawfully bound to be of good behaviour; (f) cancels a bond to keep the peace; (g) makes an order under section 133 as to a local nuisance; (h) prohibits, under section 143, the repetition or continuance of a public nuisance; (i) issues an order under section 144; (j) makes an order under Chapter XII; (k) takes cognizance, under section 190, sub section (1) clause (c), of an offence; (l) passes a sentence, under section 349, on proceedings recorded by another Magistrate; (m) calls, under section 435, for proceedings; (n) [* * * * * * *] (o) revises, under section 515, an order passed under section 514; (p) tries an offender; (q) tries an offender summarily; or (r) decides an appeal; his proceedings shall be void.

Effective date: 1898-07-01

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