B.—Cases instituted otherwise than on police report
BNSS Section 267: Evidence for prosecution
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 20: TRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATES (A.—Cases instituted on a police report, B.—Cases instituted otherwise than on police report, C.—Conclusion of trial)
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267. B.—Cases instituted otherwise than on police report
(1) When, in any warrant-case instituted otherwise than on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate, the Magistrate shall proceed to hear the prosecution and take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution.
(2) The Magistrate may, on the application of the prosecution, issue a summons to any of its witnesses directing him to attend or to produce any document or other thing.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 261. Compliance with section 230
- 262. When accused shall be discharged
- 263. Framing of charge
- 264. Conviction on plea of guilty
- 265. Evidence for prosecution
- 266. Evidence for defence
- 268. When accused shall be discharged
- 269. Procedure where accused is not discharged
- 270. Evidence for defence
- 271. Acquittal or conviction
- 272. Absence of complainant
- 273. Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause