Section I. Any Criminal process whatever, including summonses, subpoenas, and search warrants, as well as warra

I. Any Criminal process whatever, including summonses, subpoenas, and search warrants, as well as warrants of arrest, issued by any Magistrate having jurisdiction in any part of the territories under the Government of the East India Company, may be executed within the jurisdiction of any other Magistrate having jurisdiction in any part of the said territories, whether in the same Presidency or not, upon having a written authority under the hand and seal of the Magistrate within whose jurisdiction it may be executed, previously endorsed thereon. Provided that no summons or subpoena shall be issued by a Magistrate to compel the attendance of a defendant or witness from any place beyond the local limits of his jurisdiction, unless special grounds shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Magistrate in support of the application, which grounds shall be recorded before the summons or subpoena is issued.