Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Chapter 26 Provisions as to Offences affecting Administration of Justice
Section 347: When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
When the State Government so directs, any Registrar or any Sub-Registrar appointed under the *** Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), shall be deemed to be a civil Court within the meaning of sections 345 and 346.