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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 233

Entering Upon Defence

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 233 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Entering Upon Defence. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Where the accused is not acquitted under section 232 he shall be called upon to enter on his defence and adduce any evidence he may have in support thereof.

(2) If the accused puts in any written statement, the Judge shall file it with the record.

(3) If the accused applies for the issue of any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document or thing, the Judge shall issue such process unless he considers, for reasons to be recorded, that such application should be refused on the ground that it is made for the purpose of vexation or delay or for defeating the ends of justice.

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What does Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 233 provide?

Section Section 233 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Entering Upon Defence) 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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