Maharashtra Police Act 1951
Section 151A :
1.[Summary disposal of certain cases :
(1) 2.[A Court taking cognizance of an offence punishable under section 117, or under 3.[sub-clauses] (iii), (iv) or (v) of section 131], may state upon the summons to be served on the accused person that he may, by a specified date prior to the hearing of the charge plead guilty to the charge by registered letter and remit to the Court such sum, not exceeding 4.[two thousand rupees], as the Court may specify.
(2) Where an accused person pleads guilty and remits the sum specified, no further proceedings in respect of the offence shall be taken against him.]
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1. Inserted by Bombay 1 of 1956, Section 17.
2. Substituted for the portion beginning with ‘A Court’ and ending with ‘of section 33’ by Maharashtra 28 of 1964, Section 10.
3. Substituted for the words ‘paragraph’ by Maharashtra 40 of 2000, Section 39(a), (w.e.f. 9-10-2000).
4. Substituted for the words ‘twenty-five rupees’ by Maharashtra 40 of 2000, Section 39(b), (w.e.f. 9-10-2000).
