CrPC Section 262: Procedure for summary trials
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 21: Summary Trails
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
¶ 262. Procedure for summary trials.- (1) In trial under this Chapter, the procedure specified in this Code for the trial of summons-case shall be followed except as hereinafter mentioned.
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(2) No sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months shall be passed in the case of any conviction under this Chapter.
Study: explanations and related material
Now BNSS 285 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p15
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