Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Year: 1974

Enactment Date: 1974-01-25

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

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 461: Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.
    If any Magistrate, not being empowered by law in this behalf, does any of the following things, namely:---
        (a) attaches and sells property under section 83;
        (b) issues a search-warrant for a document, parcel or other things in the custody of a postal or telegraph authority;
        (c) demands security to keep the peace;
        (d) demands security for good behaviour;
        (e) discharges a person lawfully bound to be of good behaviour;
        (f) cancels a bond to keep the peace;
        (g) makes an order for maintenance;
        (h) makes an order under section 133 as to a local nuisance;
        (i) prohibits, under section 143, the repetition or continuance of a public nuisance;
        (j) makes an order under Part C or Part D of Chapter X;
        (k) takes cognizance of an offence under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 190;
        (l) tries an offender;
        (m) tries an offender summarily;
        (n) passes a sentence, under section 325, on proceedings recorded by another Magistrate;
        (o) decides an appeal;
        (p) calls, under section 397, for proceedings; or
        (q) revises an order passed under section 446,
his proceedings shall be void.
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