Section 285

Procedure for summary trials.

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

  • Act 46 of 2023
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.

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Chapter XXII: Summary trials Sections 283 to 288

    (1) In trials under this Chapter, the procedure specified in this Sanhita for the trial of summons-case shall be followed except as hereinafter mentioned.
    (2) No sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months shall be passed in the case of any conviction under this Chapter.

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