CrPC Section 208: Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 16: Commencement of proceedings before Magistrates
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
208. Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session.- Where, in a case instituted otherwise than on a police report, it appears to the Magistrate issuing process under section 204 that the offence is triable exclusively by the Court of Session, the Magistrate shall without delay furnish to the accused, free of cost, a copy of each of the following:
(i) the statements recorded under section 200 or section 202, or all persons examined by the Magistrate;
(ii) the statements and confessions, if any, recorded under section 161 or section 164;
(iii) any documents produced before the Magistrate on which the prosecution proposes to rely:
Provided that if the Magistrate is satisfied that any such document is voluminous, he shall, instead of furnishing the accused with a copy thereof, direct that he will only be allowed to inspect it either personally or through pleader in Court.
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 204. Issue of process
- 205. Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
- 206. Special summons in cases of petty offence
- 207. Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents
- 209. Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
- 210. Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of the same offence