A criminal complaint can be made to a Magistrate under section ______ of the Cr.P.C. 

The correct answer is 200.

Key Points

• A criminal complaint can be made to a Magistrate under section 200 of the Cr.P.C.  
• CrPC stands for Code of Criminal Procedure.
• Complaint is defined under section 2(d).
• Section 200 contains Examination of complainant.
  • A Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on complaint shall examine upon oath the complainant and the witnesses present, if any, and the substance of such examination shall be reduced to writing and shall be signed by the complainant and the witnesses, and also by the Magistrate.
• When the complaint is made in writing, the Magistrate need not examine the complainant and the witnesses-
  • if a public servant acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duties or a Court has made the complaint; or
  • if the Magistrate makes over the case for inquiry or trial to another Magistrate under section 192.
• The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is an Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.
  • Every State shall be a sessions division or shall consist of sessions divisions; and every sessions divisions shall, for the purposes of this Code, be a district or consist of districts.
  • Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law, other than this Code, there shall be, in every State, the following classes of Criminal Courts, namely-
    • Courts of Session
    • Judicial Magistrates of the first class and, in any metropolitan area, Metropolitan Magistrates
    • Judicial Magistrates of the second class
    • Executive Magistrates