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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

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Preamble1 - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section1 - Short title, commencement
Section2 - [Repeal of enactments, notifications, etc., under repealed Acts. Pending cases.] Rep. by the Repealing and Amending
Section3 - References to Code of Criminal Procedure and other repealed enactments
Section4 - Definitions: State Amendments Andhra Pradesh Added Territories - In its application to the territories added to the
Section5 - Trial of offences under Penal Code: State Amendment WEST BENGAL.-In sub-section
Part2 - CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: CHAPTER 2: OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES:
Section6 - Glasses of Criminal Courts: Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law other than this Code for
Section7 - Sessions divisions and districts
Section8 - Power to divide districts into sub-divisions
Section9 - Court of session
Section10 - District Magistrate: State Amendments ASSAM.-In its application to the State of Assam, in Section 10, for words "an
Section11 - Officers temporarily succeeding to vacancies in office of District Magistrate: Whenever in consequence of the office of
Section12 - Subordinate Magistrates: State Amendments GUJARAT.-In its application to the State of Gujarat, the amendments made in
Section13 - Power to put Magistrate in charge of sub-division
Section14 - Special Magistrates
Section15 - Benches of Magistrates
Section16 - Power to frame rules for guidance of Benches: The State Government may, or, subject to the control of the State
Section17 - Subordination of Magistrates and Benches to District Magistrate: State Amendments GUJARAT.-Same as that of Maharashtra
Section18 - Appointment of Presidency Magistrates
Section19 - Benches: Any two or more of such persons may
Section21 - Chief Presidency Magistrate
Section22 - Justicer of the Peace for the mofussil: [Every State Government, so far as regards the territories suject to its
Section22A - Powers of Justices of Peace
Section22B - Duties of Justice of the Peace
Section23 - [Justice of the Peace for the presidency-towns, Present Justices of the Peace.]: Rep. by the Criminal Law Amendment
Section24 - [Justice of the peace for the presidency-towns. Present Justices of the Peace.]: Rep. by the Criminal Law Amendment
Section25 - Ex-officio Justices of the Peace: In virtue of their respective offices, [* * *] [the Judges of the High Courts] are
Section26 - [Suspension and removal of Judges and Magistrates: Suspension and removal of Justices of the Peace]. Rep. by the A. 0
Section27 - [Suspension and removal of Judges and Magistrates: Suspension and removal of Justices of the Peace]. Rep. by the A. 0
Chapter3 - : POWERS OF COURTS:
Section28 - Offences under Penal Code: Subject to the other provisions of this Code, any offence under the Indian Penal Code may be
Section29 - Offences under other laws
Section29A - [Trial of European British subjects by second and third class Magistrates} Rep. by the
Section29B - Jurisdiction in the case of Juveniles: Any offence, other than one punishable with death or [imprisonment] for life,
Section30 - [ Offences punishable with imprisonment not exceeding seven years.-Notwithstanding anything contained in
Section31 - Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
Section32 - Sentences which Magistrates may pass
Section33 - Power of Magistrates to sentence to imprisonment in default of fine: State Amendments Union Territories
Section34 - Higher powers of certain District Magistrates: The Court of a Magistrate, specially empowered under
Section34A - Sentences which Courts and Magistrates may pass upon European British subjects: [.] Rep. by the
Section35 - Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial: WEST BENGAL.-In clause
Section36 - Ordinary powers of Magistrates: All District Magistrates Sub-divisional Magistrates and Magistrates of the first,
Section37 - Additional powers conferrable on Magistrates: In addition to his ordinary powers, any Sub-divisional Magistrate or any
Section38 - control of District Magistrate's investing power: The power conferred on the District Magistrate by
Section39 - Mode of conferring powers: State Amendments PUNJAB, HARYANA AND CHANDIOARH.-For the words "the State Government",
Section40 - Powers of officers appointed: Whenever any person holding an office in the service of Government who has been invested
Section41 - Powers may be cancelled: State Amendments GUJARAT.-Same as that of Maharashtra. MAHARASHTRA
Part3 - : GENERAL PROVISIONS: CHAPTER 4: OF AID AND INFORMATION TO THE MAGISTRATES, THE POLICE AND PERSONS MAKING ARRESTS:
Section42 - Public when to assist magistrates and police: Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or public officer reasonably
Section43 - Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant: When a warrant is directed to a person other than a police
Section44 - Public to give information of certain offences
Section45 - Village-headmen, accountants, landholders and others bound to report certain matters
Chapter5 - : OF ARREST, ESCAPE AND RETAKING:
Section46 - Arrest how made: State Amendment PUNJAB.-In any place in which all or any of the provisions of the Punjab Frontier
Section47 - Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested: If any person acting under a warrant of arrest, or any
Section48 - Procedure where ingress not obtainable: If ingress to such place cannot be obtained under
Section49 - Power to break open doors and window for purposes of liberation: Any police-officer or other person authorised to make
Section50 - No unnecessary restraint: The person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his
Section51 - Search of arrested persons: Whenever a person is arrested by a police-officer under a warrant which does hot provide
Section52 - Mode of searching women: Whenever it is necessary to cause woman to be searched, the search shall be made by another
Section53 - Power to seize offensive weapons: The officer or other person making any arrest under this Code may take from the
Section54 - When police may arrest without warrant: Notes The special powers under Section 56 cannot override the general powers of
Section55 - Arrest of vagabonds, habitual robbers, etc
Section56 - Procedure when police-officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant: Notes Powers of a police-officer.-Where a
Section57 - Refusal to give name and residence: State Amendments GUJARAT, MAHARASHTRA, MYSORE, AND RAJASTHAN.-In sub-section
Section58 - Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions: A police-officer may, for the purpose of arresting without warrant any
Section59 - Arrest by private persons and procedure on such arrest
Section60 - Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer-in-charge of police station: A police-officer making an arrest
Section61 - Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours: No police-officer shall detain in custody a person
Section62 - Police to report apprehensions: Officers in-charge of police stations shall report to the District Magistrate, or, if
Section63 - Discharge of person apprehended: No person who has been arrested by a police-officer shall be discharged except on his
Section64 - Offence committed in Magistrate's presence: When any offence is committed in the presence of a Magistrate within the
Section65 - Arrest by or in presence of Magistrate: Any Magistrate may at any time arrest or direct the arrest, in his presence,
Section66 - Power, on escape, to pursue and retake: If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose
Section67 - Provisions of Sections 47, 48 and 49 to apply to arrests under
Section68 - Form of summons: State Amendment MAHARASHTRA.-In its application to the State of Maharashtra in sub-section
Section69 - Summons how served: Note Mere knowledge is not sufficient service.-Mere knowledge on the part of the Government servant
Section70 - Service when person summoned cannot be found: Where the person summoned cannot by the exercise of due diligence be
Section71 - Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided: If service in the manner mentioned in
Section72 - Service on servant of the Government or of Railway Company
Section73 - Service of summons outside local limits: When a Court desires that a summons issued by it shall be served at any place
Section74 - Proof of service in such cases, and when serving officer not present
Section75 - Form of warrant of arrest: State Amendment WEST BENGAL.-In its application to the State of West Bengal, in Section 75
Section76 - Court may direct security to be taken
Section77 - Warrants to whom directed
Section78 - Warrant may be directed to landholders, etc: State Amendments GAJURAT.-Same a that of Maharashtra
Section79 - Warrant directed to police-officer: A warrant directed to any police-officer may also be executed by any other
Section80 - Notification of substance of warrant: The police-officer or other person executing a warrant of arrest shall notify the
Section81 - Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay: The police-officer or other person executing a warrant of
Section82 - Where warrant may be executed: A warrant of arrest may be executed at any place in [India]
Section83 - Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction: State Amendments GUJARAT.-Same as that of Maharashtra
Section84 - Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction: State Amendment MAHARASHTRA.-In its application
Section85 - Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued: When a warrant of arrest is executed outside the district in
Section86 - Procedure by Magistrate before whom person arrested is brought: State Amendment MAHARASHTRA
Section87 - Proclamation for person absconding: Note When the accused directed the issue of a non-bailable warrant of arrest
Section88 - Attachment of property of person absconding: State Amendments GUJARAT AND RAJASTHAN.-Same as that of Maharashtra
Section89 - Restoration of attached property: If, within two years from the date of the attachment, any person whose property is or
Section90 - Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons: A Court may, in any case in which it is empowered by this Code
Section91 - Power to take bond for appearance: When any person, for whose appearance or arrest the officer presiding in any Court
Section92 - Arrest on breach of bond for appearance: When any person who is bound by any bond taken under this Code to appear
Section93 - Provisions of this chapter generally applicable to summonses and warrants of arrest: The provisions contained in this
Section93A - Special rules regarding processes in certain cases: [.] Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter7 - : OF PROCESSES TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MOVABLE PROPERTY, AND FOR THE DISCOVERY OF PERSONS WRONGF
Section94 - Summons to produce document or other thing: State Amendments GUJARAT.-Section 15 of the Ahmedabad City Courts Act, 1961
Article20 - (3) of the Constitution does not derogate from the Court the power to issue a search warrant under Section 94 of the Cr.
Section95 - Procedure as to letters and telegrams: State Amendments MAHARASHTRA.-In sub-section
Section96 - When search-warrant may be issued: State Amendments PUNJAB, HARYANA AND CHANDIGARH.-In sub-section
Section97 - Power to restrict warrant: The Court may, if it thinks fit, specify in the warrant the particular place or part thereof
Section98 - Search of house suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc: State Amendments PUNJAB HARYANA AND
Section99 - Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction: When, in the execution of a search-warrant at any place beyond
Section99A - Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for the same: [ State Amendments
Section99B - Application to High Court to set aside order of forfeiture: Any person having any interest in any newspaper) book or
Section99C - Hearing by Special Bench: Every such application shall be heard and determined by a Special Bench of the High Court
Section99D - Order of Special Bench setting aside forfeiture: State Amendment TAMIL NADU.-For the words "seditious or other matter"
Section99E - Evidence to prove nature or tendency of newspapers: On the hearing of any such application with reference to any
Section99G - Jurisdiction barred: No order passed or action taken under Section 99-A shall be called in question in any Court
Section100 - Search for persons wrongfully confined: If any Presidency Magistrate, Magistrate of the first class or Sub-divisional
Section101 - Direction, etc., of search warrants: The provisions of Sections 43, 75, 77, 79, 82, 83 and 84 shall, so far as may be,
Section102 - Persons in charge of closed place to allow search: Notes Applicability.-This section is not applicable to the offences
Section103 - Search to be made in presence of witnesses: Notes Conditions of search.-Conviction was set aside when search was
Section104 - Power to impound document, etc., produced: Any Court may, if it thinks fit, impound any document or thing, produced
Section105 - Magistrate may direct search in his presence: Any Magistrate may direct a search to be made in. his presence of any
Section105A - Special rules regarding processes in certain cases
Section106 - Security for keeping the peace on conviction: State Amendments GUJARAT, MYSORE AND RAJASTHAN.-Same as that of
Section107 - Security for keeping the peace in other cases: State Amendments GUJARAT AND RAJASTHAN.-Same as that of Maharashtra
Section108 - Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matter: Whenever a Chief Presidency or District
Section109 - Security for good behaviour from vagrants and suspected persons: Whenever a Presidency Magistrate) District Magistrate
Section110 - Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders: Whenever a Presidency Magistrate, District Magistrate, or
Section111 - Proviso as to European vagrants: [.] Rep. by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1923
Section112 - Order to be made: When a Magistrate acting under Section 107, Section 108, Section 109 or Section 110 deems it
Section113 - Procedure in respect of person present in Court: If the person in respect of whom such order is made is present in
Section114 - Summons or warrant incase of person not so present: If such person is not present in Court, the Magistrate shall issue
Section115 - Copy of order under Section 112 to accompany summons or warrant: Every summons or warrant issued under Section 114
Section116 - Power to dispense with personal attendance: The Magistrate may, if he sees sufficient cause, dispense with the personal
Section117 - Inquiry as to truth of information: Notes An order under Section 117
Section118 - Order to give security: If, upon such inquiry, it is proved that it is necessary for keeping the peace or maintaining
Section119 - Discharge of person informed against: If, on an inquiry under Section 117, it is not proved that it is necessary for
Section120 - Commencement of period for which security is required
Section121 - Contends of bond: The bond to be executed by any such person shall bind him to keep the peace or to be of good
Section122 - Power to reject sureties
Section123 - Imprisonment in default of security: State Amendment UTTAR PRADESH.-The following new section has been added after
Section124 - Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security: States Amendments PUNJAB, HARYAKTA. CHANDIGARH
Section125 - Power of District Magistrate to cancel any bond for keeping the peace or good behaviour: The Chief Presidency or
Section126 - Discharge of sureties: States Amendments GUJARAT AND RAJASTHAN : Same as that o sf Maharashtra
Section126A - Security for unexpired period of bond: []. [When a person for whose appearance a warrant or summons has been issued
Chapter9 - : UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES:
Section127 - Assembly to disperse on command of Magistrate or police officer: States Amendments GUJARAT : Same as that of
Section128 - Use of civil force to disperse: If, upon being so commanded, any such assembly does not disperse, or if, without being
Section129 - Use of armed forces: If any such assembly cannot be otherwise dispersed, and if it is necessary for the public security
Section130 - Duty of officer commanding troops required by Magistrate to disperse assembly: States Amendments GUJARAT.-Whether the
Section131 - Power of commissioned armed forces officers to disperse assembly: When the public security is manifestly endangered by
Section132 - Protection against prosecution for act done under this Chapter: No prosecution against any person for any act
Section132A - Definitions: [In this Chapter,- State Amendment MAHARASHTRA.-After the words "In this chapter", insert the following
Section133 - Conditional order for removal of nuisance: [States Amendments GUJARAT Same as that of Maharashtra
Section134 - Service or notification of order
Section135 - Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause or claim jury: The person against whom such order is made shall
Section136 - Consequence of his failing to do so: If such person does not perform such act or appear and show cause or apply for the
Section137 - Procedure where he appears to show cause: Notes Legality of order.-For legality of order under Section 137
Section138 - Procedure where he claims jury
Section139 - Procedure where jury finds Magistrate's order to be reasonable: Notes Legality of Jurors.-When all jurors did not take
Section139A - Procedure where existence of public right is denied: [Notes Scope.-The scope of an enquiry under Section 139-A, being
Section140 - Procedure on order being made absolute: Note When final order to be made.-Final order under Section 140
Section141 - Procedure on failure to appoint jury or omission to return verdict: If the applicant, by neglect or otherwise, prevents
Section142 - Injunction pending inquiry
Section143 - Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance: A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional
Chapter11 - : TEMPORARY ORDERS IN URGENT CASES OF NUISANCE OR APPREHENDED DANGER
Section144 - Power to issue order absolute at once in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger: States Amendments
Chapter12 - : DISPUTES AS TO IMMOVABLE PROPERTY:
Section145 - Procedure where dispute concerning land, etc., is likely to cause breach of peace: States Amendments GUJARAT.-Same as
Section167 - (1961) 1 Cr LJ 62: AIR 1961 J and K 4. An order of a Magistrate directing the recovery of a sum of money as damages for
Section146 - Power to attach subject of dispute: Notes Scope.-Section 146 cannot be invoked before inquiry is initiated on merits
Section147 - Disputes concerning rights of use of immovable property, etc: State Amendments GUJARAT.-Same as that of Maharashtra
Section148 - Local inquiry: Notes Powers.-A successor Magistrate can assess costs in accordance with direction of the Magistrate
Chapter13 - : PREVENTIVE ACTION OF THE POLICE:
Section149 - Police to prevent congnizable offences: Every police-officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to
Section150 - Information of design to commit such offences: Every police-officer receiving information of a design to commit any
Section151 - Arrest to prevent such offences: A police-officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest,
Section152 - Prevention of injury to public property: A police-officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury
Section153 - Inspection of weighst and measures: Notes Information report identified.-The information given to the Magistrate under
Part5 - : INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE: CHAPTER 14:
Section154 - Information in cognizable cases: Every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence if given orally
Section155 - Information of non-cognizable cases: State Amendments MAHARASHTRA.-Section 155, it was applicable to the town of
Section156 - Investigation into cognizable cases: State amendments GUJARAT.-Same as that of Maharashtra
Section157 - Procedure where cognizable offence suspected: Notes No time-lag between reception and recording of Information.-Section
Section158 - Reports madder Section 157 how submitted: Note Scope.-Provision of Section 158
Section159 - Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry: Such Magistrate, on receiving such report, may direct an
Section160 - Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses: Any police officer making an investigation under this
Section161 - Examination of witnesses by police: Notes F. I. R.-For importance of first information report, set Section 154, supra,
Section162 - Statements to police not to be signed: Use of such statements in evidence: Notes Applicability.- For applicability see
Section163 - No inducement to be offered
Section164 - Power to record statements and confessions: State Amendments GUJARAT AND MAHARASHTRA.-In sub-section
Section165 - Search by police officer: Notes Importance of recording reasons.-The recording of reasons is an important step in the
Section166 - When officer-incharge of police station may require an-other to issue search-warrant
Section168 - Report of investigation by subordinate police officer: When any subordinate police officer has made any investigation
Section169 - Release of accused when evidence deficient: If, upon an investigation under this Chapter, it appears to the
Section170 - Case to be sent to Magistrate when evidence is sufficient: State Amendments MAHARASHTRA.--Delete sub-section
Section171 - Complainants and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer: No complainant or witness on his way to the
Section172 - Diary of proceedings in investigation
Section173 - Report of police officer: Notes Where the information discloses a cognizable as well as a non-cognizable offence the
Section174 - Police to inqure and report on suicide, etc: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section175 - Power to summon persons
Section176 - Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
Part6 - : proceddings in prosecutions: CHAPTER 15: OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS:
Section177 - Ordinary place of inquiry and trial: Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within the
Section178 - Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions: Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 177,
Section179 - Accused triable in district where act is done or where consequence enswues: When a person is accused of the commission
Section180 - Place of trial where act is offence by reason of relation to other offence: When an act is an offence by reason of its
Section181 - Being a thug or belonging to a gang of dacoits, escape from custody, etc: Notes It is enough if the property which is
Section182 - Place of inquiry or trial where scene of offence is uncertain or not in one district only, or where offence is
Section183 - Offence committed on a journey: An offence committed whilst the offender is in the course of performing a journey or
Section184 - Offences against Railway, Telegraph, Post-office Arms Acts: All offences against the provisions of any law for the time
Section185 - High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district, where inquiry or trial shall take place: [ Notes A theft was
Section186 - Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction-Magistrate's procedure on arrest
Section187 - Procedure where warrant issued by subordinate Magistrate: State Amendments MAHARASTRA
Section188 - Liability of Indian citizens for offences committed out of India: [When an offence is committed by- Notes As the
Section189 - Power to direct copies of depositions and exhibits to be received in evidence: Whenever any such offence as is referred
Section190 - Cognizance of offences by Magistrates: State Amendments MHARASHTRA
Section191 - Transfer or commitment on application of accused: When a Magistrate takes cognizance of an offence under sub-section
Section192 - Transfer of cases by Magistrates: State Amendments GUJARAT Same as that of Maharashtra
Section193 - Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session: State Amendments GUJARAT Same as that of Maharashtra
Section194 - Cognizance of offences by High Court
Section195 - Prosecution of contempt of lawful authority of public servants: Notes A disregard of the provisions of the section
Section196 - Prosecution for offences against the State: No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under Chapter VI
Section196A - Prosecution for certain classes of criminal conspiracy: [ No Court shall take cognizance of the offence of criminal
Section197 - Prosecution of Judges and public servants: Notes Where a chairman of Municipl Board submits T. A. bill and draws
Section197A - Prosecution of Rulers of former Indian States: [ State Amendments GUJARAT, MAHARASHTRA AND RAJASTHAN, Abu Area After
Section198 - Prosecution for breach of contract, defamation and offences against marriage: No Court shail take cognizance of an
Section198A - Proseuction for offence of marital misbehaviour: [ No Court shall take cognizance of an offence under Section 376 of
Section198B - Prosecution for defamation-against public servants in respect of their conduct in the discharge of public functions
Section199 - Prosecution for adultery or enticing a married woman: No Court shall take cognizance of an offence under Section 497 or
Section199A - Objection by lawful guardian to complaint by person other than person aggrieved: [When in any case falling under
Section199B - Form of authorization under second proviso to Section 198 or
Section200 - Examination of complainant: * * * A Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on complaint shall at once [examine the
Section201 - Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case: Note Section 346
Section202 - Postponement for issue of process: Where an investigation has been directed under Section 202, the Magistrate should
Section203 - Dismissal of complaint: The Magistrate before whom a complaint is made or to whom it has been transferred, may dismiss
Chapter17 - : OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES:
Section204 - Issue of process: State Amendment In Section 204, in sub-section
Section205 - Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused: Notes The language of Section 205
Chapter18 - : OF INQUIRY INTO CASES TRIABLE BY THE COURT OF SESSION OR HIGH COURT
Section206 - Power to commit for trial: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section207 - Procedure in inquiries preparatory to commitment: [In every inquiry before a Magistrate where the case is triable
Section207A - Procedure to be adopted in proceedings instituted on police report: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section208 - Taking of evidence produced: Notes Though the language of Section 209 differs from that in Section 207.A, it is well
Section209 - When accused person to be discharged
Section210 - When charge is to be framed
Section211 - List of witnesses for defence on trial: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section212 - Power of Magistrate to examine such witnesses: The Magistrate may, in his discretion, summon and examine any witness
Section213 - Order of commitment: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section214 - [Person charged outside presidency-towns jointly with European British subject]. Rep. by the Criminal Law Amendment
Section215 - Quashing commitments under
Section216 - Summons to witnesses for defence when accused is committed: When the accused has given in any list of witnesses under
Section217 - Bond of complainants and witnesses: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section218 - Commitment when to be notified: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section219 - Power to summon supplementary witnesses: State Amendment WEST BENGAL
Section220 - Custody of accused pending trial: Until and during the trial, the Magistrate shall, subject to the provisions of this
Chapter19 - : OF THE CHARGE:
Section221 - Charge to state offence: Notes Where one of the main ingredients of Section 161, namely, rendering or attempting to
Section222 - Particulars as to time, place and person: Notes It is an enabling section for the prosecution to put in a gross sum
Section223 - When manner of committing offence must be stated: When the nature of the case is such that the particulars mentioned in
Section224 - Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable: In every charge words used in describing an
Section225 - Effect of errors: No error in staling either the offence or the particulars required to be slated in the charge, and no
Section226 - Procedure on commitment without charge or with imperfect charge: -When any person is committed for trial without a
Section227 - Court may after charge: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section228 - When trial may proceed immediately after alteration: If the charge framed or alteration or addition made under Section
Section229 - When new trial may be directd, or trial suspended: If the new or altered or added charge is such that proceeding
Section230 - Stay of proceedings if prosecution of offence in altered charge required previous sanction: If the offence stated in
Section231 - Recall of witnesses when charge altered: Whenever a charge, is altered or added to by the Court after the commencement
Section232 - Effect of material error: Note Where accused was charged under Section 326, Penal Code but was convicted under Section
Section233 - Separate charges for distinct offences: For every distinct offence of which any person is accused there shall be a
Section234 - Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together
Section235 - Trial for more than one offence: Notes In a series of blows struck, one of them proves fatal, it is not illegal to
Section236 - Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed: If a single act or series of acts is of such a nature that it is
Section237 - When a person is charged with one offence, he can be convicted of another: Notes If the Court had no doubt at the time
Section238 - When offence proved included in offence charged: Notes Power to alter finding given under Section 423 is governed by
Section239 - What persons may be charged jointly: [The following persons may be charged and tried together namely : Note Where there
Section240 - Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges: When a charge containing more heads than one
Chapter20 - : OF THE TRIAL OF SUMMONS-GASES BY MAGISTRATES:
Section241 - Procedure in summons-cases: The following procedure shall be observed by Magistrates in the trial of summons-cases
Section243 - Conviction on admission of truth of accusation: If the accused admits that he has committed the offence of which he is
Section244 - Procedure when no such admission is made: Notes It is true that the court can put any question to the witness at any
Section245 - Acquittal: Notes Of course the non-examination of the investigating officer is a circumstance which may be taken into
Section246 - Finding not limited by complaint or summons: A Magitrate may, under Section 243 or Section 245, convict the accused of
Section247 - Non-appearance of complainant: If the summons has been issued on complaint, and upon the day appointed for the
Section248 - Withdrawal of complaint: If a complainant, at any time before a final order is passed in any case under this Chapter,
Section249 - Power to stop proceedings when no complaint: In any case instituted otherwise than upon complaint, a Presidency
Section250 - False, frivolous or vexations accusations: State Amendment UNION TERRITORIES
Section251 - Procedure in warrant cases: [In the trial of warrant-cases by Magistrates, the Magistrate shall,
Section251A - Procedure to be adopted in cases instituted on police report: State Amendment UTTAR PRADESH In sub-section
Section252 - Evidence for prosecution: Notes The trial of a warrant case instituted otherwise than on a police report under the
Section253 - Discharge of accused: Note The section is very wide and the Court at the stage at which an accused person may be
Section254 - Charge to be framed when offence appears proved: If, when such evidence and examination have been taken and made) or at
Section255 - Plea
Section255A - Procedure in case of previous convictions: [In a case where a previous conviction is charged under the provisions of
Section256 - Defence: Notes After the insertion of Section 204
Section257 - Process for compelling production of evidence at instance of accused
Section258 - Acquittal: Notes The proposition of law that after a charge is framed, a criminal case can only wind up either in
Section259 - Absence of complainant: When the proceedings have been instiuted upon complaint, and upon any day fixed for the hearing
Chapter22 - : OF SUMMARY TRIALS:
Section260 - Power to try summarily: State Amendments GUJARAT Same as that of Maharashtra
Section261 - Power to invest Bench of Magistrates invested with less power: The State Government may confer on any Bench of
Section262 - Procedure for summons and warrant cases applicable
Section263 - Record in cases where there is no appeal: In cases where no appeal lies, the Magistrate or Bench of Magistrates need
Section264 - Record in appealable cases: [In every case tried summarily by a Magistrate or Bench in which an appeal lies, such
Section265 - Language of record and judgment: State Amendments GUJARAT Same as that of Maharashtra
Chapter23 - : OF TRIALS BEFORE HIGH COURTS AND COURTS OF SESSION:
Section266 - "High Court" defined: In this chapter, except in Sections 276 and 307, and in Chapter XVIII, the expression "High
Section267 - Trials before High Court to be by jury: All trials under this chapter before a High Court shall be by jury; and,
Section268 - Trials before Court of Session: [All trials before a Court of Session shall be either by jury, or by the Judge
Section269 - State Government may order trials before Court of Session to be by jury: State Amendments Same as that of Maharashtra
Section270 - Trial Before Court of Session to be conducted by public Prosecutor: In every trial before a Court of Session the
Section271 - Commencement of trial: Notes The plea of guilty only amounts to an admission that the accused committed the acts
Section272 - Refusal to plead or claim to be tried: [If the accused refuses to, or does not, plead, or if he claims to be tried, the
Section273 - Entry on unsustainable charges: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section274 - Number of jary: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section275 - [Jury for trial of European and Indian British subjects and others.] Rep. by the Criminal Law
Section276 - Jurors to be chosen by lot: The jurors shall be chosen by lot from the persons summoned to act as such in such manner
Section277 - Names of jurors to be called: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section278 - Grounds of objection: Any objection taken to a juror on any of the following grounds, if made out to the satisfaction
Section279 - Decision of objection
Section280 - Foreman of jury
Section281 - Swaring of jurors: When the foreman has been appointed, the jurors shall be sworn under the Indian Oaths Act, 1873
Section282 - Procedure when juror ceases to attend, etc: [- Notes Where a jurior has been discharged for misconduct, a fresh jury is
Section283 - Discharge of jury in case of sickness of prisoner: The judge may also discharge the jury whenever the prisoner becomes
Section284 - [Assessors how chosen.] Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure
Section284A - [Assessors for trial of European and Indian British subjects and others.] Rep. by the Criminal Law
Section285 - [Procedure when assessors is unable to attend.] Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure
Section285A - [Trial of European or Indian British subject or European or American jointly accused with others.] Rep. by the Criminal
Section286 - Opening case for prosecution: Notes The prosecution cannot withhold an important witness who is the brother of the
Section287 - Examination of accused before Magistrate to be evidence: The examination of the accused [if any] recorded by or before
Section288 - Evidence given at preliminary inquiry admissible: The evidence of a witness [duly recorded in the presence of the
Section289 - Procedure after examination of witnesses for prosecution: Requirements under Cr. P. C.-Examination of-Caused-Question
Section290 - Defence: The accused or his pleader may then open his case, stating the facts or law on which he intends to rely, and
Section291 - Right of accused as to examination and summoning of witnesses: The accused shall be allowed to examine any witness not
Section292 - Prosecutor's right of reply: [The prosecutor shall be entitled to reply
Section293 - View be jury
Section294 - When juror may be examined: If a juror * * * is person ally acquainted with any relevant fact, it is his duty to inform
Section295 - Jury to attend at adjourned sitting: If a trial is adjourned, the jury * * * shall attend at the adjourned sitting, and
Section296 - Locking up jury: The High Court may, from time to time, make rules as to keeping the jury together during a trial
Section297 - Charge to jury: In cases tried by jury, when the case for the denceand the prosecutor's reply
Section298 - Duty of Judge: Notes The question of the capacity of the witness to testify is a question for the Judge him self to
Section299 - Duty of Jury: It is the duty of the Jury
Section300 - Retirement to consider: In cases tried by Jury, after the Judge has finished his charge, the Jury may retire to
Section301 - Delivery of verdict: When the Jury have considered their verdict, the foreman shall inform the Judge what is their
Section302 - Procedure where Jury differ: If the Jury are not unanimous, the Judge may require them to retire for further
Section303 - Verdict to be given on each charge: Judge may question Jury: Note The Judge is duty bound to first ask the Jury their
Section305 - Verdict in High Court when to prevail: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section306 - Verdict in Court of Session when to prevail: State Amendment MAHARASHTRA In sub-section
Section307 - Procedure where Sessions Judge disagrees with verdict: Notes Merely disagreeing with the verdict of the Jury is, by
Section308 - Re-trial of accused after discharge of Jury: Whenever the Jury is discharged, the accused shall be detained in custody
Section309 - Judgment in cases tried by the Judge himself: Notes In a case where all that the assessors have done was to have
Section310 - Procedure in case of previous conviction: [In the case of' a trial by a Jury [or by the Judge himself j when the
Section311 - When evidence of previous conviction may be given: Notwithstanding in the last foregoing section, evidence of the
Section312 - Number of special Jurors: [ State Amendments MAHARASHTRA
Section313 - List of common and special Jurors: States Amendments A. P. AND TAMIL NADU Omit Section 318
Section314 - Publication of lists, preliminary and revised: States Amendments A. P. AND TAMIL NADU Omit Section 314
Section315 - Number of Jurors to be summoned: State Amendments A. P
Section316 - Summoning Jurors outside the place of sitting of High Courts: Whenever a High Court has given notice of its intention
Section317 - Military jurors: State Amendmente A.P
Section318 - Failure of jurors to attend: Any person summoned under Section 315, Section 316 or Section 317, who) without lawful
Section319 - Liability to serve as jurors: All * * * persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty shall, except as next
Section320 - Exemptions: The following persons are exempt from liability to serve as jurors * * *, namely '
Section321 - List of jurors: States Amendments A. P
Section322 - Publication of list: Copies of such list shall be stuck up in the office of the Collector or other officer as
Section323 - Objections to list: To every such copy or extract shall be sub- joined a notice staling that objections to the list
Section324 - Revision of list: State Amendment WEST BENGAL I Section 324 shall be construed in its application to the City Sessions
Section325 - Preparation of list of special jurors: In the case of any dist- rict for which the State Government has declared that
Section326 - District Magistrate to summon jurors: State Amendments A. P
Section327 - Power to summon another set of jurors: The Court of Session may direct jurors * * * to be summoned at other periods
Section328 - Form and contends of summons: Every summons to a juror ** * shall be in writing, and shall require his attendance as a
Section329 - When Government or Railway servant may be excused: When any person summoned to serve as juror * * * is in the service
Section330 - Court may excuse attendance of juror
Section331 - List of jurors attending
Section332 - Penalty for non-attendance of juror: State Amendments A. P. {Added Temtories) Amendments made by Madras Act 34 of 1955
Section333 - Power of Advocate of Advocate-General to stay prosecution: At any stage of any trial before a High Court under this
Section334 - Time of holding sittings: For the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction, every High Court shall hold sittings
Section335 - Place of holding sittings: States Amendments A. P
Section336 - Place oftrial ofEuropean British subjects-[Repealed by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1923
Chapter24 - : GENERAL PROVISIONS, AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS:
Section337 - Tender of pardon to accomplice: State Amendments A. P
Section338 - Power to direct tender of pardon: At any time after commit- ment, but before judgment is passed, the Court to which the
Section339 - Commitment of person to whom pardon has been tendered: --- - Note A mere tender of pardon unless it has been accepted
Section339A - Procedure in trial of person under
Section340 - Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended and his competency to be a witness: [ State
Section341 - Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings: If the accused, though not insane, cannot be made to
Section342 - Power to examine the accused: Notes Any defect in the examination of the accused under Section 342, Cr. P. C., amounted
Section342A - Accused person to be competent witness: [Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court shall be a competent
Section343 - No influence to be used to induce disclosures: Except provided in Sections 337 and 338, no influence, by means of any
Section344 - Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings: States Amendments A. P
Section345 - Compounding offences: Notes Where there is a prosecution for two offences, one is compundable and the other not, the
Section346 - Procedure of State Magistrate in cases which he can dispose of: State Amendments GUJARAT Same as that of Maharastra
Section347 - Procedure when, after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed: State Amendments
Section348 - Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp law or property: State Amendments ANDHRA
Section349 - Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe: State Amendments GUJARAT Samp as that of
Section350 - Conviction or commitment on evidence party recorded by Magistrate and partly by another: State Amendments MAHARASHTRA
Section350A - Changes in constitution of Benches: [No order or judgment of a Bench of Magistrates shall be invalid by reason only of
Section351 - Detention of offenders attending Court
Section352 - Courts to be open: The place in which any Criminal Court is held for the purpose of inquiring into or trying any
Chapter25 - : OF THE MODE OF TAKING AND RECORDING EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS:
Section353 - Evidence to be taken in presence of accused: Except as otherwise expressly provided, all evidence taken under Chapters
Section354 - Manner of recording evidence outside presidency-towns: In inquiries and trials
Section355 - Record in summon-cases and in trials of certain offences by first and second class Magistrates: State Amendment WEST
Section356 - Record in other cases outside presidency-towns: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section357 - Language of record of evidence: State Amendment WEST BENGAL In Section 357, after the words "State Government may", in
Section358 - Option to Magistrate in cases under
Section359 - Mode of recording evidence under Section 356 or
Section360 - Procedure in regard to such evidence, when completed: Notes Omission to read over or interpret deposition to witness,
Section361 - Interpretation of evidence to accused or his pleader: Notes The procedure indicated under Section 361, Cr. P. Code is
Section362 - Record of evidence in Presidency Magistrate's Court: State Amendments The amendments made in Section 362 are the same
Section363 - Remarks respecting demeanour of witness: When a Sessions] Judge or Magistrate has recorded the evidence of a witness,
Section364 - Examination of accused how recorded: Notes Plea of guilty of an accused person must be recorded in his own words. AIR
Section365 - Record of evidence in High Court: Every [High Court, not being a Court of the Judicial Commissioner] * * * * * * *
Chapter26 - : OF THE JUDGEMENT:
Section366 - Mode of delivering judgment: Note Where the Magistrate had merely noted in the docket-sheet the conviction and sentence
Section367 - Language of judgment, contents of judgment: State Amendment UTTAR PRADESH In Section 367, in sub-section
Section368 - Sentence of death
Section369 - Court not to alter judgment: [Save as otherwise provided by this Code or by any other law for the time being in force
Section370 - Presidency Magistrate's judgment: Instead of recording a judgment in manner hereinbefore provided, a Presidency
Section371 - Copy of judgment, etc., to be given to accused on application: Note There is nothing impracticable in applying
Section372 - Judgment when to be translated: The original judgment shall be filed with the record of proceedings, and, where the
Section373 - Court of Session to send copy of findings and sentence to District Magistrate: In cases tried by the Court of Session,
Chapter27 - : OF THE SUBMISSION OF SENTENCES FOR CONFIRMATION:
Section374 - Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session: When the Court of Session passes sentence of death, the
Section375 - Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
Section376 - Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annual conviction: In any case submitted under Section 374, [* * *] the High
Section377 - Confirmation of new sentence to be signed by two Judges: In every case so submitted, the confirmation of the sentence,
Section378 - Procedure in case of difference of opinion: When any such case is heard before a Bench of Judges and such Judges are
Section379 - Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation: In cases submitted by the Court of Session to the High
Section380 - Procedure in cases submitted by Magistrate not empowered to act under
Chapter28 - : OF EXECUTION:
Section381 - Execution of order passed under
Section382 - Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman: If a woman sentenced to death is found to be pregnant, the High
Section383 - Execution of sentences of imprisonment for life or imprisonment in other cases: Where the accused is sentenced to [
Section384 - Direction of warrant for execution: Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to
Section385 - Warrant with whom to be lodged: When the prisoner is to be confined in a jail, the warrant shall be lodged with the
Section386 - Warrant for levy of find: [ Provided that no such warrant shall be executed by the arrest or detention in prison of the
Section387 - Effect of such warrant: [A warrant issued under Section 386, sub-section
Section387A - Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in Jammu and Kashmir: [Notwithstanding anything contained in this Code or in
Section388 - Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
Section389 - Who may issue warrant: Every warrant for the execution of any sentence may be issued either by the Judge or Magistrate
Section390 - [Re: Procedure in cases of sentence of whipping and execution thereof.] Rep. by the Abolition of Whipping Act, 1955
Section391 - [Re: Procedure in cases of sentence of whipping and execution thereof.] Rep. by the Abolition of Whipping Act, 1955
Section392 - [Re: Procedure in cases of sentence of whipping and execution thereof.] Rep. by the Abolition of Whipping Act, 1955
Section393 - [Re: Procedure in cases of sentence of whipping and execution thereof.] Rep. by the Abolition of Whipping Act, 1955
Section394 - [Re: Procedure in cases of sentence of whipping and execution thereof.] Rep. by the Abolition of Whipping Act, 1955
Section395 - [Re: Procedure in cases of sentence of whipping and execution thereof.] Rep. by the Abolition of Whipping Act, 1955
Section396 - Execution of sentences on escaped convicts
Section397 - Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence: [
Section398 - Saving as to Sections 396 and 397
Section399 - Confinement of youthful offenders in reformatories: [ State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH, Telangana Area
Section400 - Return of warrant on execution of sentence: When a sentence has been fully executed, the officer executing it shall
Chapter29 - : OF SUSPENSION, REMISSIONS AND COMMUTATIONS OF SENTENCES:
Section401 - Power to suspend or remit sentences: [State Amendments PUNJAB, HARYANA AND CHANDIGARH
Section402 - Power to commute punishment: [
Section402A - Sentences of death: [The powers conferred by Sections 401' and 402 upon the State Governments may, in case of sentences
Section403 - Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence: The rule of issue of estoppel precludes the
Part7 - : OF APPEAL, REFERENCE AND REVISION: CHAPTER 31: OF APPEALS:
Section404 - Unless otherwise provided, no appeal to lie: No appeal shall lie from any judgment or order of a Criminal Court except
Section405 - Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property: Any person whose application under
Section406 - Appeal from order requiring security for keeping the peace or for good behaviour: [Any person who has been ordered
Section406A - Appeal from order refusing to accept or rejecting a surety: [-Any person aggrieved by an order refusing to accept or
Section407 - Appeal from sentence of Magistrate of the second or third class Transfer of appeals to first class Magistrate: [.] Rep
Section408 - Appeal from sentence of Assistant Sessions Judge or Magistrate of the first class: Any person convicted on a trial held
Section409 - Appeals to Courts of Session how heard: [State Amendments ANDHRA PRADBSH
Section410 - Appeal from sentence of Court of Session: Any person convicted on a trial held by a Sessions Judge, or an Additional
Section411 - Appeal from sentence of Presidency Magistrate: Any person convicted on a trial held by a Presidency Magistrate may
Section411A - Appeal from sentence of High Court: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section412 - No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty: Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, where an
Section413 - No appeal in petty cases: Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, there shall be no appeal by a convicted
Section414 - No appeal from certain summarily convictions: Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, there shall be no appeal
Section415 - Proviso to Sections 413 and 414: An appeal may be brought against any sentence referred to in Section 413 or Section
Section415A - Special right of appeal in certain cases: [ Notwithstand-Notwitlistan ing anything contained in this Chapter, when more
Section416 - [Saving of sentences on European British subjects.} Rep. by the Criminal in Law Amendment Act, 1923
Section417 - Appeal in case of acquittal: "[ Notes However hesitant the High Court may be to set aside an order of acquittal and to
Section418 - Appeal on what matters admissible: [
Section419 - Petition of appeal: Every appeal shall be made in the form of a petition in writing presented by the appellant or his
Section420 - Procedure when appellant in jail: If the appellant is in jail he may present his petition of appeal and the copies
Section421 - Summary dismissal of appeal: Note An order of Appellate Court that the appeal is admitted only on the question of
Section422 - Notice of Appeal: If the Appellate Court does not dismiss the appeal summarily it shall cause notice to be given to the
Section423 - Powers of Appellate Court in disposing of appeal: Notes In absence of misdirections or non-directions in the charge to
Section424 - Judgments of subordinate Appellate Courts: The rules con- tained in Chapter XXVI as to the judgment of a Criminal Court
Section425 - Order by High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court: State Amendments TERRITORIES
Section426 - Suspension of sentence pending appeal: Release of appellant on bail
Section427 - Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal: When an ap- peal is presented under ^[Section 4U-A, sub-section
Section428 - Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken: State Amendments GUJARAT,-Same as that of
Section429 - Procedure where Judges of Court of Appeal are equally divided: When the Judges composing the Court of Appeal are
Section430 - Finality of orders on appeal: Judgments and orders passed by an Appellate Court upon appeal shall be final, except in
Section431 - Abatement of appeals: Every appeal under [Section 411-A, sub-section
Chapter32 - : OF REFERENCE AND REVISION:
Section432 - Reference to High Court: [State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESII.-In the Explanation below sub-section
Section433 - Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
Section434 - [Power to reserve questions arising in original jurisdiction of High Court. Procedure when question reserved.] Rep. by
Section435 - Power to call for records of inferior Courts: State Amendments ANDHRA PRADESH
Section436 - Power to order inquiry: On examining any record under Section 435 or otherwise, the High Court or the Sessions Judge
Section437 - Power to order commitment: When, on examining the record of any case under Section 435 or otherwise, the Sessions Judge
Section438 - Report to High Court: State Amendments GUJARAT.-Same as that ofMaharahstra
Section439 - High Court's powers of revision: State Amendments UNION TERRITORIES
Section440 - Optional with Court to hear parties: No party has any right to be heard either personaly or by pleader before any Court
Section441 - Statement by Presidency Magistrate of grounds of his decision to be considered by High Court: When the record of any
Section442 - High Court's order to be certified to lower Court or Magistrate: When a case is revised under this chapter by the High
Part8 - : SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS: CHAPTER 34: LUNATICS:
Section464 - Procedure in case of accused being lunatic
Section465 - Procedure in case of person committed before Court of session of High Court being lunatic: State Amendments ANDHRA
Section466 - Release of lunatic pending investigation or trial: Notes An insane accused especially if he is undefended is naturally
Section467 - Resumption of inquiry or trial
Section468 - Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
Section469 - When accused appears to have been insane: When the accused appears to be of sound mind at the time of inquiry or trial,
Section470 - Judgment of acquittal on ground of lunacy: Whenever any person is acquitted upon the ground that, at the time at which
Section471 - Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
Section472 - Lunatic prisoners to be visited by Inspector General: [.] Rep. by the Indian Lunacy Act, 1912
Section473 - Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence: If such person is [detained] under the
Section474 - Procedure where lunatic detained under Section 466 or 471 is declared fit to be released
Section475 - Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend
Section476 - Procedure in cases mentioned in
Section476A - Superior Court may complain where subordinate Court has omitted to do so: [The power conferred on Civil, Revenue and
Section476B - Appeals: [Any person on whose application any Civil Revenue or Criminal Court has refused to make a complaint under
Section477 - [Power of Court of Session as to such offences committed before itself. Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure
Section478 - Power of Civil and Revenue Courts to complete enquiry and commit to High Court or Court of Session: State Amendments
Section479 - Procedure of Civil or Revenue Court in such cases: When any such commitment is made by a Civil or Revenue Court, the
Section479A - Procedure in certain cases of false evidence: [State Amendment WEST BENGAL.-In Section 479-A, for the words "Magistrate
Section480 - Procedure in certain cases of contempt: Note It cannot be presumed that the Magistrate sitting in his Court room was
Section481 - Record in such cases: Note The provisions of Section 481, Cr, P. Code must be construed to be mandatory. 1960 Cr LJ
Section482 - Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under
Section483 - When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court within Sections 480 and 482: When the Stale Government so
Section484 - Discharge of offender on submission or apology: When any Court has under Section 480 [or Section 482] adjudged an
Section485 - Imprisonment or committal of peson refusing to answer or produce document: -If any witness or person called to produce
Section485A - Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
Section486 - Appeals from convictions in contempt cases: State Amendment GUJARAT.-For the words "Presidency-town", wherever
Section487 - Cetain Judges and Magistrates not to try offences referred to in Section 195 when committed before themselves: State
Chapter36 - : OF THE MAINTENANCE OF WIVES AND CHILDREN:
Section488 - Order for maintenance of wives and children: State Amendments GUJARAT.-Same as that of Maharashtra
Section489 - Alteration in allowance: Notes For order for maintenance on uncorroborated testimony of mother of child., see Section
Section490 - Enforcement of order of maintenance: A copy of the order of maintenance shall be given without payment to the person in
Section491 - Power to issue directions of the nature of a habeas corpus: Law does not permit perversion of its precess for the
Section491A - [Powers of High Court outside the limits of appellate jurisdiction]. Rep. by the Criminal Law
Part9 - : SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS: CHAPTER 38: OF THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR:
Section492 - Power to appoint public prosecutors: State Amendment WEST BENGAL In Section 492 in sub-section
Section493 - Public Prosecutor may plead in all Courts in cases under his charge. Pleaders privately instructed to be under his
Section494 - Effect of withdrawal from prosecution: Any Public Prosecutor * * * may, with the consent of the Court, in cases tried
Section495 - Permission to conduct prosecution: Note What the Presidency Magistrate had done was to allow the mother to act as the
Chapter39 - : OF BAIL:
Section496 - In-what cases bail to be taken: When any person other than a person accused of a non-bailable offence is arrested or
Section497 - When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence: Note The general policy of the law is to allow bail rather than
Section498 - Power to direct admission to bail or reduction of bail: State Amendment UTTAR PRADESH Re--numbering existing section as
Section499 - Bond of accused and sureties: After India becoming a Republic, there is no room for doubt that a bond executed in
Section500 - Discharge from custody
Chapter40 - : OF COMMISSIONS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES: 2) of Section 503 by the Bombay Separation of Judicial and Executive
Section20 - Magistrate's Order Prohibiting the Repetition, etc., of a Nuisance
Section37A - Bond for Appearance of Offender Released Pending Realisation of Fine: [
Section42A - Bond and Bail-Bond Requiring the Attendance of an Accused Before a Court of Trial

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