CrPC: Chapter 19: Trail of warrant-cases by Magistrates
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
- Section 238. Compliance with section 207
- Section 239. When accused shall be discharged
- Section 240. Framing of charge
- Section 241. Conviction on plea of guilty
- Section 242. Evidence for prosecution
- Section 243. Evidence for defence
- Section 244. Evidence for prosecution
- Section 245. When accused shall be discharged
- Section 246. Procedure where accused is not discharged
- Section 247. Evidence for defence
- Section 248. Acquittal or conviction
- Section 249. Absence of complainant
- Section 250. Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
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