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CHAPTER XXII – SUMMARY TRIALS 283. Power to try summarily. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Sanhita: (a) any Chief Judicial Magistrate; (b) Magistrate ofRead More →

284. Summary trial by Magistrate of second class. The High Court may confer on any Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of theRead More →

285. Procedure for summary trials. (1) In trials under this Chapter, the procedure specified in this Sanhita for the trial of summons-case shall be followedRead More →

286. Record in summary trials. In every case tried summarily, the Magistrate shall enter, in such form as the State Government may direct, the followingRead More →

287. Judgment in cases tried summarily. In every case tried summarily in which the accused does not plead guilty, the Magistrate shall record the substanceRead More →

288. Language of record and judgment. (1) Every such record and judgment shall be written in the language of the Court. (2) The High CourtRead More →

CHAPTER XXIII – PLEA BARGAINING 289. Application of Chapter. (1) This Chapter shall apply in respect of an accused against whom: (a) the report hasRead More →

290. Application for plea bargaining. (1) A person accused of an offence may file an application for plea bargaining within a period of thirty daysRead More →

291. Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition. In working out a mutually satisfactory disposition under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 290, the Court shallRead More →

292. Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court. Where in a meeting under section 291, a satisfactory disposition of the case hasRead More →

293. Disposal of case. Where a satisfactory disposition of the case has been worked out under section 292, the Court shall dispose of the caseRead More →

294. Judgment of Court. The Court shall deliver its judgment in terms of section 293 in the open Court and the same shall be signedRead More →

295. Finality of judgment. The judgment delivered by the Court under this section shall be final and no appeal (except the special leave petition underRead More →

296. Power of Court in plea bargaining. A Court shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Chapter, all the powers vestedRead More →

297. Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment. The provisions of section 468 shall apply, for setting offRead More →

298. Savings. The provisions of this Chapter shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other provisions of this Sanhita and nothing inRead More →