The IPC 1860 was replaced by the BNS 2023 (in force 2024-07-01); no verified section mapping on file for Section 19 — confirm the corresponding provision (savings: Section 358, BNS 2023).
The word "Judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a judge, but also every person,- who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgment, or a judgment which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgment which, is confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgment. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power, under Regulation VII, 1816, of the Madras Code, to try and determine suits, is a judge. (d) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power only to commit for trial to another Court, is not a judge.