CrPC Section 355: Metropolitan Magistrate's Judgment
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 27: The Judgement
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
355. Metropolitan Magistrate's Judgment.- Instead of recording a judgment in the manner hereinbefore provided, a Metropolitan Magistrate shall record the following particulars, namely:
(a) the serial number of the case;
(b) the date of the commission of the offence;
(c) the name of the complainant (if any);
(d) the name of the accused person, and his parentage and residence;
(e) the offence complained of or proved;
(f) the plea of the accused and his examination (if any);
(g) the final order;
(h) the date of such order;
(i) in all cases in which an appeal lies from the final order either under section 373 or under sub-section (3) of section 374, a brief statement of the reasons for the decision.
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
- 353. Judgment
- 354. Language and contents of judgment
- 356. Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
- 357. Order to pay compensation
- 357A. Victim compensation scheme
- 358. Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
- 359. Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
- 360. Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
- 361. Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
- 362. Court not to alter judgment
- 363. Copy of judgment to be given to the accused and other persons
- 364. Judgment when to be translated
- 365. Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate