Section 8 of CrPC : Section 8: Metropolitan Areas

Explanation using Example

Imagine the government of a state in India observes that the city of "Xville" has grown rapidly and its population has crossed the one million mark according to the latest census. To address the specific needs of such a large urban area, the state government issues a notification declaring "Xville" a metropolitan area under Section 8(1) of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. This allows for the establishment of a metropolitan magistrate court to handle the increased volume of cases.

Later, the government realizes that "Xville" has expanded further, and it decides to extend the metropolitan area to include the surrounding suburbs to ensure the metropolitan magistrate's jurisdiction covers the entire urbanized area. This extension is done under Section 8(3), maintaining that the population of the extended metropolitan area still exceeds one million.

However, due to a change in demographic trends, the population of "Xville" drops below one million. The state government then issues a notification under Section 8(4), specifying a date when "Xville" will no longer be considered a metropolitan area. Despite this change, any legal proceedings that were ongoing before the declassification will continue as if "Xville" were still a metropolitan area, ensuring legal consistency and continuity.