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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 113

Summons or Warrant in Case of Person Not So Present

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 113 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Summons or Warrant in Case of Person Not So Present. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If such person is not present in Court, the Magistrate shall issue a summons requiring him to appear, or, when such person is in custody, a warrant directing the officer in whose custody he is to bring him before the Court:

Provided that whenever it appears to such Magistrate, upon the report of a police officer or upon other information (the substance of which report or information shall be recorded by the Magistrate), that there is reason to fear the Commission of a breach of the peace, and that such breach of the peace cannot be prevented otherwise than by the immediate arrest of such person, the Magistrate may at any time issue a warrant for his arrest.

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What does Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 113 provide?

Section Section 113 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Summons or Warrant in Case of Person Not So Present) is reproduced on this page as part of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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