ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
SECTIONS
- Short title, extent and commencement.
- Definitions.
- Construction of references.
- Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws.
- Saving.
CHAPTER II
CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES - Classes of Criminal Courts.
- Territorial divisions.
- Court of Session.
- Courts of Judicial Magistrates.
- Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.
- Special Judicial Magistrates.
- Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates.
- Subordination of Judicial Magistrates.
- Executive Magistrates.
- Special Executive Magistrates.
- Local Jurisdiction of Executive.
- Subordination of Executive Magistrates.
- Public Prosecutors.
- Assistant Public Prosecutors.
- Directorate of Prosecution.
CHAPTER III
POWER OFCOURTS - Courts by which offences are triable.
- Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass.
- Sentences which Magistrates may pass.
- Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine.
- Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial.
- Mode of conferring powers.
- Powers of officers appointed.
- Withdrawal of powers.
- Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office.
CHAPTER IV
POWERS OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE AND AID TO THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE
SECTIONS - Powers of superior officers of police.
- Public when to assist Magistrates and police.
- Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.
- Public to give information of certain offences.
- Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain
report.
CHAPTER V
ARREST OF PERSONS - When police may arrest without warrant.
- Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest.
- Designated police officer.
- Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation.
- Arrest on refusal to give name and residence.
- Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest.
- Arrest by Magistrate.
- Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest.
- Arrest how made.
- Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested.
- Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions.
- No unnecessary restraint.
- Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail.
- Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend.
- Search of arrested person.
- Power to seize offensive weapons.
- Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer.
- Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner.
- Examination of arrested person by medical officer.
- Identification of person arrested.
- Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.
- Health and safety of arrested person.
- Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station.
- Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours.
- Police to report apprehensions.
- Discharge of person apprehended.
- Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.
- Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita.
CHAPTER VI
PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE
A.—Summons - Form of summons.
- Summons how served.
- Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies.
- Service when persons summoned cannot be found.
- Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided.
- Service on Government servant.
- Service of summons outside local limits.
- Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present.
- Service of summons on witness.
B.—Warrant of arrest - Form of warrant of arrest and duration.
- Power to direct security to be taken.
- Warrants to whom directed.
- Warrant may be directed to any person.
- Warrant directed to police officer.
- Notification of substance of warrant.
- Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay.
- Where warrant may be executed.
- Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction.
- Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction.
- Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued.
- Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought.
C.—Proclamation and attachment - Proclamation for person absconding.
- Attachment of property of person absconding.
- Identification and attachment of property of proclaimed person.
- Claims and objections to attachment.
- Release, sale and restoration of attached property.
- Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property.
D.—Other rules regarding processes - Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons.
- Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance.
- Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance.
- Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest.
CHAPTER VII
PROCESSES TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF THINGS
A.—Summons to produce - Summons to produce document or other thing.
- Procedure as to letters.
B.—Search-warrants - When search-warrant may be issued.
- Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.
- Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for same.
- Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture.
- Search for persons wrongfully confined.
- Power to compel restoration of abducted females.
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C.—General provisions relating to searches
SECTIONS - Direction, etc., of search-warrants.
- Persons in charge of closed place to allow search.
- Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction.
D.—Miscellaneous - Recording of search and seizure through audio video electronic means..
- Power of police officer to seize certain property.
- Attachment, forfeiture or restoration of property.
- Magistrate may direct search in his presence.
- Power to impound document, etc., produced.
- Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes.
CHAPTER VIII
RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR
ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY - Definitions.
- Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India.
- Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation
in India. - Assistance in securing transfer of persons.
- Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property.
- Identifying unlawfully acquired property.
- Seizure or attachment of property.
- Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter.
- Notice of forfeiture of property.
- Forfeiture of property in certain cases.
- Fine in lieu of forfeiture.
- Certain transfers to be null and void.
- Procedure in respect of letter of request.
- Application of this Chapter.
CHAPTER IX
SECURITY FOR KEEPING THE PEACE AND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR - Security for keeping peace on conviction.
- Security for keeping peace in other cases.
- Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating certain matters.
- Security for good behaviour from suspected persons.
- Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders.
- Order to be made.
- Procedure in respect of person present in Court.
- Summons or warrant in case of person not so present.
- Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant.
- Power to dispense with personal attendance.
- Inquiry as to truth of information.
- Order to give security.
- Discharge of person informed against.
- Commencement of period for which security is required.
- Contents of bond.
- Power to reject sureties.
- Imprisonment in default of security.
- Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security.
- Security for unexpired period of bond.
CHAPTER X
ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN AND PARENTS - Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents.
- Procedure.
- Alteration in allowance.
- Enforcement of order of maintenance.
CHAPTER XI
MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND TRANQUILLITY
A.—Unlawful assemblies - Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force.
- Use of armed forces to disperse assembly.
- Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly.
- Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150.
B.—Public nuisances - Conditional order for removal of nuisance.
- Service or notification of order.
- Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause.
- Penalty for failure to comply with section 154.
- Procedure where existence of public right is denied.
- Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show-cause.
- Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert.
- Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.
- Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience.
- Injunction pending inquiry.
- Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance.
C.—Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger - Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.
D.—Disputes as to immovable property - Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace.
- Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver.
- Dispute concerning right of use of land or water.
- Local inquiry.
CHAPTER XII
PREVENTIVE ACTION OF THE POLICE
SECTIONS - Police to prevent cognizable offences.
- Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
- Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.
- Prevention of injury to public property.
- Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
CHAPTER XIII
INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE - Information in cognizable cases.
- Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases.
- Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case.
- Procedure for investigation.
- Report how submitted.
- Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.
- Police officer’s power to require attendance of witnesses.
- Examination of witnesses by police.
- Statements to police and use thereof.
- No inducement to be offered.
- Recording of confessions and statements.
- Medical examination of victim of rape.
- Search by police officer.
- When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant.
- Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours.
- Report of investigation by subordinate police officer.
- Release of accused when evidence deficient.
- Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient.
- Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to
restraint. - Diary of proceedings in investigation.
- Report of police officer on completion of investigation.
- Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc.
- Power to summon persons.
- Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.
CHAPTER XIV
JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS - Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.
- Place of inquiry or trial.
- Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues.
- Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence.
- Place of trial in case of certain offences.
- Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc.
- Offence committed on journey or voyage.
- Place of trial for offences triable together.
- Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions.
- High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place.
- Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction.
- Offence committed outside India.
- Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India.
CHAPTER XV
CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS - Cognizance of offences by Magistrate.
- Transfer on application of accused.
- Making over of cases to Magistrates.
- Cognizance of offences by Court of Session.
- Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them.
- Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice
and for offences relating to documents given in evidence. - Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.
- Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence.
- Prosecution of Judges and public servants.
- Prosecution for offences against marriage.
- Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
- Cognizance of offence.
- Prosecution for defamation.
CHAPTER XVI
COMPLAINTS TO MAGISTRATES - Examination of complainant.
- Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case.
- Postponement of issue of process.
- Dismissal of complaint.
- Issue of process.
- Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused.
- Special summons in cases of petty offence.
- Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents.
- Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session.
- Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it.
- Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same
offence.
CHAPTER XVIII
THE CHARGE
A.—Form of charges - Contents of charge.
- Particulars as to time, place and person.
- When manner of committing offence must be stated.
- Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable.
- Effect of errors.
- Court may alter charge.
- Recall of witnesses when charge altered.
- Separate charges for distinct offences.
- Offences of same kind within year may be charged together.
- Trial for more than one offence.
- Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed.
- When offence proved included in offence charged.
- What persons may be charged jointly.
- Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges.
CHAPTER XIX
TRIAL BEFORE A COURT OF SESSION - Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor.
- Opening case for prosecution.
- Discharge.
- Framing of charge.
- Conviction on plea of guilty.
- Date for prosecution evidence.
- Evidence for prosecution.
- Acquittal.
- Entering upon defence.
- Arguments.
- Judgment of acquittal or conviction.
- Previous conviction.
- Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222.
CHAPTER XX
TRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
A.—Cases instituted on a police report - Compliance with section 230.
- When accused shall be discharged.
- Framing of charge.
- Conviction on plea of guilty.
- Evidence for prosecution.
- Evidence for defence.
B.—Cases instituted otherwise than on police report - Evidence for prosecution.
- When accused shall be discharged.
- Procedure where accused is not discharged.
- Evidence for defence.
C.—Conclusion of trial - Acquittal or conviction.
- Absence of complainant.
- Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause.
CHAPTER XXI
TRIAL OF SUMMONS-CASES BY MAGISTRATES - Substance of accusation to be stated.
- Conviction on plea of guilty.
- Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases.
- Procedure when not convicted.
- Acquittal or conviction.
- Non-appearance or death of complainant.
- Withdrawal of complaint.
- Power to stop proceedings in certain cases.
- Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases.
CHAPTER XXII
SUMMARY TRIALS - Power to try summarily.
- Summary trial by Magistrate of second class.
- Procedure for summary trials.
- Record in summary trials.
- Judgment in cases tried summarily.
- Language of record and judgment.
CHAPTER XXIII
PLEA BARGAINING - Application of Chapter.
- Application for plea bargaining.
- Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition.
- Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court.
- Disposal of case.
- Judgment of Court.
- Finality of judgment.
- Power of Court in plea bargaining.
- Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
- Savings.
- Statements of accused not to be used.
- Non-application of Chapter.
CHAPTER XXIV
ATTENDANCE OF PERSONS CONFINED OR DETAINED IN PRISONS - Definitions.
- Power to require attendance of prisoners.
- Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of
section 302. - Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies.
- Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.
- Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.
CHAPTER XXV
EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
A.—Mode of taking and recording evidence - Language of Courts.
- Evidence to be taken in presence of accused.
- Record in summons-cases and inquiries.
- Record in warrant-cases.
- Record in trial before Court of Session.
- Language of record of evidence.
- Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed.
- Interpretation of evidence to accused or his advocate.
- Remarks respecting demeanour of witness.
- Record of examination of accused.
- Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
- Record in High Court.
B.—Commissions for the examination of witnesses - When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued.
- Commission to whom to be issued.
- Execution of commissions.
- Parties may examine witnesses.
- Return of commission.
- Adjournment of proceeding.
- Execution of foreign commissions.
- Deposition of medical witness.
- Identification report of Magistrate.
- Evidence of officers of Mint.
- Reports of certain Government scientific experts.
- No formal proof of certain documents.
- Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants.
- Evidence of formal character on affidavit.
- Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn.
- Previous conviction or acquittal how proved.
- Record of evidence in absence of accused.
- Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases.
CHAPTER XXVI
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS - Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence.
- Appearance by Public Prosecutors.
- Permission to conduct prosecution.
- Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.
- Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases.
- Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused.
- Tender of pardon to accomplice.
- Power to direct tender of pardon.
- Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon.
- Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings.
- Local inspection.
- Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.
- Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc.
- Expenses of complainants and witnesses.
- Power to examine accused.
- Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments.
- Accused person to be competent witness.
- No influence to be used to induce disclosure.
- Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases.
- Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender.
- Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings.
- Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence.
- Compounding of offences.
- Withdrawal from prosecution.
- Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of.
- Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be
committed. - Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property.
- Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe.
- Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another.
- Court to be open.
CHAPTER XXVII
PROVISIONS AS TO ACCUSED PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND - Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind.
- Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court.
- Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial.
- Resumption of inquiry or trial.
- Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court.
- When accused appears to have been of sound mind.
- Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind.
- Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody.
- Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge.
- Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence.
- Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released.
- Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend.
CHAPTER XXVIII
PROVISIONS AS TO OFFENCES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE - Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215.
- Appeal.
- Power to order costs.
- Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance.
- Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence.
- Procedure in certain cases of contempt.
- Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384.
- When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court.
- Discharge of offender on submission of apology.
- Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document.
- Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons.
- Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389.
CHAPTER XXIX
THE JUDGMENT - Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves.
- Judgment.
- Language and contents of judgment.
- Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender.
- Order to pay compensation.
- Victim compensation scheme.
- Treatment of victims.
- Witness protection scheme.
- Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested.
- Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases.
- Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition.
- Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases.
- Court not to alter judgment.
- Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons.
- Judgment when to be translated.
- Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate.
CHAPTER XXX
SUBMISSION OF DEATH SENTENCES FOR CONFIRMATION - Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation.
- Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken.
- Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction.
- Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges.
- Procedure in case of difference of opinion.
- Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation.
CHAPTER XXXI
APPEALS - No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided.
- Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or
good behavior. - Appeals from convictions.
- No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty.
- No appeal in petty cases.
- Appeal by State Government against sentence.
- Appeal in case of acquittal.
- Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases.
- Special right of appeal in certain cases.
- Appeal to Court of Session how heard.
- Petition of appeal.
- Procedure when appellant in jail.
- Summary dismissal of appeal.
- Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily.
- Powers of Appellate Court.
- Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court.
- Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.
- Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail.
- Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.
- Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken.
- Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided.
- Finality of judgments and orders on appeal.
- Abatement of appeals.
CHAPTER XXXII
REFERENCE AND REVISION - Reference to High Court.
- Disposal of case according to decision of High Court.
- Calling for records to exercise powers of revision.
- Power to order inquiry.
- Sessions Judge’s powers of revision.
- Power of Additional Sessions Judge.
- High Court’s powers of revision.
- Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases.
- Option of Court to hear parties.
- High Court’s order to be certified to lower Court.
CHAPTER XXXIII
TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL CASES - Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals.
- Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals.
- Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals.
- Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges.
- Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates.
- Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates.
- Reasons to be recorded.
CHAPTER XXXIV
EXECUTION, SUSPENSION, REMISSION AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES
A.—Death sentences - Execution of order passed under section 409.
- Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court.
- Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court.
- Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman.
B.—Imprisonment - Power to appoint place of imprisonment.
- Execution of sentence of imprisonment.
- Direction of warrant for execution.
- Warrant with whom to be lodged.
C.—Levy of fine - Warrant for levy of fine.
- Effect of such warrant.
- Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend.
- Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment.
D.—General provisions regarding execution - Who may issue warrant.
- Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect.
- Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence.
- Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
- Saving.
- Return of warrant on execution of sentence.
- Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine.
E.—Suspension, remission and commutation of sentences - Mercy petition in death sentence cases.
- Power to suspend or remit sentences.
- Power to commute sentence.
- Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases.
- Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences.
- State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases.
CHAPTER XXXV
PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS - In what cases bail to be taken.
- Maximum period for which under-trial prisoner can be detained.
- When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence.
- Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court
- Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest.
- Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail.
- Amount of bond and reduction thereof.
- Bond of accused and sureties.
- Declaration by sureties.
- Discharge from custody.
- Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient.
- Discharge of sureties.
- Deposit instead of recognizance.
- Procedure when bond has been forfeited.
- Cancellation of bond and bail bond
- Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited.
- Bond required from child.
- Appeal from orders under section 491.
- Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances.
CHAPTER XXXVI
DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY - Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases.
- Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial.
- Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused.
- Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499.
- Destruction of libellous and other matter.
- Power to restore possession of immovable property.
- Procedure by police upon seizure of property.
- Procedure where no claimant appears within six months.
- Power to sell perishable property.
CHAPTER XXXVII
IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS - Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings.
- Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.
- Proceedings in wrong place.
- Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316.
- Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge.
- Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity.
- Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful.
CHAPTER XXXVIII
LIMITATION FOR TAKING COGNIZANCE OF CERTAIN OFFENCES - Definitions.
- Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation.
- Commencement of period of limitation.
- Exclusion of time in certain cases.
- Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.
- Continuing offence.
- Extension of period of limitation in certain cases.
CHAPTER XXXIX
MISCELLANEOUS - Trials before High Courts.
- Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial.
- Forms.
- Power of High Court to make rules.
- Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases.
- Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested.
- Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.
- Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property.
- Saving of inherent powers of High Court.
- Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts.
- Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode.
- Repeal and savings.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE