Section 19 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Assistant Public Prosecutors.

19. (1) The State Government shall appoint in every district one or more Assistant
    Public Prosecutors for conducting prosecutions in the Courts of Magistrates.
    (2) The Central Government may appoint one or more Assistant Public Prosecutors
    for the purpose of conducting any case or class of cases in the Courts of Magistrates.
    (3) Without prejudice to provisions contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), where no
    Assistant Public Prosecutor is available for the purposes of any particular case, the District
    Magistrate may appoint any other person to be the Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of
    that case after giving notice of fourteen days to the State Government:
    Provided that no police officer shall be eligible to be appointed as an Assistant Public
    Prosecutor, if he—
    (a) has taken any part in the investigation into the offence with respect to
    which the accused is being prosecuted; or
    (b) is below the rank of Inspector.

Read also Section 17 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS