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TypeBare Act JurisdictionMadhya Pradesh Government

The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 Section 259

Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases

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The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 Section 259 is part of The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 - Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

259.Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases.
When in the course of the trial of a summons-case relating to an
offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding six months
it appears to the Magistrate that in the interests of justice, the
offence

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should be tried in accordance with the procedure for the trial of
warrant-cases, such Magistrate may proceed to re-hear the case in the
manner provided by this Code for the trial of warrant-cases and may
recall an witness who may have been examined.

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What does The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 Section 259 provide?

Section Section 259 of the The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-1973 (Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Criminal-Procedure-Code-CrPC-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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