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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 253

Title: Conviction on Plea of Guilty in Absence of Accused in Petty Cases

State: Central

Year: 1973

(1) Where a summons has been issued under section 206 and the accused desires to plead guilty to the charge without appearing before the Magistrate, he shall transmit to the Magistrate, by post or by messenger, a letter containing his plea and also the amount of fine specified in the summons. (2) The Magistrate may, in his discretion, convict in his accused in his absence, on his plea of guilty and sentence him to pay the fine specified in the summons, and the amount transmitted by the accused shall be adjusted towards that fine, or where a pleader authorised by the accused in this behalf pleads guilty on behalf of the accused, the Magistrate shall record the plea as nearly as possible in the words used by the pleader and may, in his discretion, convict the accused on such plea and sentence him as aforesaid.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 38

Title: Persons Concerned in Criminal Act May Be Guilty of Different Offences

State: Central

Year: 1860

Where several persons are engaged or concerned in the commission of a criminal act, they may be guilty of different offences by means of that act. Illustration A attacks Z under such circumstances of grave provocation that his killing of Z would be only culpable homicide not amounting to murder. B, having ill-will towards Z and intending to kill him, and not having been subject to the provocation, assists A in killing Z. Here, though A and B are both engaged in causing Z's death, B is guilty of murder, and A is guilty only of culpable homicide.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 72

Title: Punishment of Person Guilty of One of Several Offences, the Judgment Stating That It is Doubtful of Which

State: Central

Year: 1860

In all cases in which judgment is given that a person is guilty of one of several offences specified in the judgment, but that it is doubtful of which of these offences, he is guilty, the offender shall be punished for the offence for which the lowest punishment is provided if the same punishment is not provided for all.

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Calcutta Pilots Act, 1859 Section 17

Title: Sentence if Accused Found Guilty

State: Central

Year: 1859

If by such verdict the accused person is found guilty of the charge or of anyone or more of the charges preferred against him, the Judge of the Court shall sentence him to be dismissed from the said pilot service, or to have his license withdrawn, or shall award such other punishment, by loss of rank, or by change of a license from a higher to a lower grade, or suspension from employment for a specific period, as to the Judge shall appear fit. Preparation of schedule of offences and punishments. The Central Government, may prepare a schedule of offences and punishments (such punishments being of the same nature as those hereinbefore mentioned) for the guidance of the said Court; and if such schedule be prepared and the charge proved before the said Court is an offence specified in such schedule, the Judge of the said Court shall award such punishment as is prescribed for such offence in the said schedule, and no other. Acquittal. If by such verdict as aforesaid the accused person is found not guilty of the charge or charges preferred against him, the Judge shall declare him acquitted of the same.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 229

Title: Conviction on Plea of Guilty

State: Central

Year: 1973

If the accused pleads guilty, the Judge shall record the plea and may, in his discretion, convict him thereon.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 241

Title: Conviction on Plea of Guilty

State: Central

Year: 1973

If the accused pleads guilty, the Magistrate shall record the plea and may, in his discretion, convict him thereon.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 252

Title: Conviction on Plea of Guilty

State: Central

Year: 1973

If the accused pleads guilty, the Magistrate shall record the plea as nearly as possible in the words used by the accused and may, in his discretion convict him thereon.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 375

Title: No Appeal in Certain Cases when Accused Pleads Guilty

State: Central

Year: 1973

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 374, where an accused person has pleaded guilty and has been convicted on such plea, there shall be no appeal. (a) if the conviction is by a High Court; or (b) if the conviction is by a Court of Session, Metropolitan Magistrate or Magistrate of the first or second class, except as to the extent or legality of the sentence.

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Scheduled Casts and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Section 19

Title: Section 360 of the Code or the Provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act Not to Apply to Persons Guilty of an Offence Under the Act

State: Central

Year: 1989

The provisions of section 360 of theCode and the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (20 of 1958) shall not apply to any person above the age of eighteen years who is found guilty of having committed an offence under this Act.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 149

Title: Every Member of Unlawful Assembly Guilty of Offence Committed in Prosecution of Common Object

State: Central

Year: 1860

If an offence is committed by any member of an unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of mat assembly, or such as the members of that assembly knew to be likely to be committed in prosecution of that object, every person who, at the time of the committing of that offence, is a member of the same assembly, is guilty of that offence.

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