Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
14.Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates.-
(1) Subject to the control of the High Court,
the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local limits
of the areas within which the Magistrates appointed under section 11 or under
section 13 may exercise all or any of the powers with which they may
respectively be invested under this Code.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by such definition, the jurisdiction and
powers of every such Magistrate shall extend throughout the district.