Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 262 : When accused shall be discharged : (See section 239 of CrPC 1973) (1) The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of sixty days from the date of supply of copies of documents under…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Chapter XX : Trial Of Warrant-Cases By Magistrates : A.—Cases instituted on a police report : Section 261 : Compliance with section 230 : (See section 238 of CrPC 1973) When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 260 : Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222 : (See section 237 of CrPC 1973) (1) A Court of Session taking cognizance of an offence under sub-section (2) of section 222 shall try the case…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 259 : Previous conviction : (See section 236 of CrPC 1973) In a case where a previous conviction is charged under the provisions of sub-section (7) of section 234, and the accused does not admit that he has been…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 258 : Judgment of acquittal or conviction : (See section 235 of CrPC 1973) (1) After hearing arguments and points of law (if any), the Judge shall give a judgment in the case, as soon as possible, within a…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 257 : Arguments : (See section 234 of CrPC 1973) When the examination of the witnesses (if any) for the defence is complete, the prosecutor shall sum up his case and the accused or his advocate shall be entitled…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 256 : Entering upon defence : (See section 233 of CrPC 1973) (1) Where the accused is not acquitted under section 255, he shall be called upon to enter on his defence and adduce any evidence he may have…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 255 : Acquittal : (See section 232 of CrPC 1973) If, after taking the evidence for the prosecution, examining the accused and hearing the prosecution and the defence on the point, the Judge considers that there is no evidence…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 254 : Evidence for prosecution : (See section 231 of CrPC 1973) (1) On the date so fixed, the Judge shall proceed to take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution: Provided that evidence…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 253 : Date for prosecution evidence : (See section 230 of CrPC 1973) If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 252, the Judge shall fix…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 252 : Conviction on plea of guilty : (See section 229 of CrPC 1973) If the accused pleads guilty, the Judge shall record the plea and may, in his discretion, convict him thereon.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 251 : Framing of charge : (See section 228 of CrPC 1973) (1) If, after such consideration and hearing as aforesaid, the Judge is of opinion that there is ground for presuming that the accused has committed an offence…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 250 : Discharge : (See section 227 of CrPC 1973) (1) The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of sixty days from the date of committal under section 232. (2) If, upon consideration of the…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 249 : Opening case for prosecution : (See section 226 of CrPC 1973) When the accused appears or is brought before the Court, in pursuance of a commitment of the case under section 232, or under any other law…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Chapter XIX : Trial Before A Court Of Session : Section 248 : Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor : (See section 225 of CrPC 1973) In every trial before a Court of Session, the prosecution shall be conducted…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 247 : Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges : (See section 224 of CrPC 1973) When a charge containing more heads than one is framed against the same person, and when a conviction has…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 246 : What persons may be charged jointly : (See section 223 of CrPC 1973) The following persons may be charged and tried together, namely:— (a) persons accused of the same offence committed in the course of the same…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 245 : When offence proved included in offence charged : (See section 222 of CrPC 1973) (1) When a person is charged with an offence consisting of several particulars, a combination of some only of which constitutes a complete…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 244 : Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed : (See section 221 of CrPC 1973) (1) If a single act or series of acts is of such a nature that it is doubtful which of several…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 243 : Trial for more than one offence : (See section 220 of CrPC 1973) (1) If, in one series of acts so connected together as to form the same transaction, more offences than one are committed by the…