- Under Cr.P.C. a Magistrate is empowered to act judicially as well as in his administrative capacity — Magistrate is not always a Court — Under the Code a Magistrate is empowered to act judicially as well as in his administrative capacity — The Fact that Magistrates have sometimes to perform executive functions will not in itself debar them from acting as Courts. Mirdad Khan v. Zahir Shah and 3 others 2000 SCR 344 (D)
- Under Cr.P.C. a Magistrate is entrusted with diverse duties, in discharging the same does not always function as a Court — Some of his powers and duties under the Code are administrative, executive or ministerial and he discharges these duties not as a Court but as a persona designata. Mirdad Khan v. Zahir Shah and 3 others 2000 SCR 344 (B)
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