Section 212. Making over of cases to Magistrates

(1) Any Chief Judicial Magistrate may, after taking
cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to any competent Magistrate subordinate
to him.

(2) Any Magistrate of the first class empowered in this behalf by the Chief Judicial Magistrate may,
after taking cognizance of an offence, make over the case for inquiry or trial to such other competent
Magistrate as the Chief Judicial Magistrate may, by general or special order, specify, and thereupon such
Magistrate may hold the inquiry or trial.