CrPC Section 225: Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 18: Trail before a court of session
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
¶ 225. Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor.- In every trial before a Court of Session, the prosecution shall be conducted by a Public Prosecutor.
Study: explanations and related material
Now BNSS 248 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p13
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Other sections in this chapter
- 226. Opening case for prosecution
- 227. Discharge
- 228. Framing of charge
- 229. Conviction on plea of guilty
- 230. Date for prosecution evidence
- 231. Evidence for prosecution
- 232. Acquittal
- 233. Entering upon defence
- 234. Arguments
- 235. Judgment of acquittal or conviction
- 236. Previous conviction
- 237. Procedure in cases instituted under section 199(2)