Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
22.Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates.-
(1) Subject to the control of the State
Government, the District Magistrate may, from time to time, define the local
limits of the areas within which the Executive Magistrates may exercise all or
any of the powers with which they may 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.