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Act 2 of 1974 Cited by 2 provisions

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Tripura's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which is the record this site keeps current.

Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Cross-references

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Referred to by 2

1. s. 26 Courts by which offences are triable
2. s. 357C Treatment of victims

Questions about Section 4

What does Section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?

Section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws". All offences under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained.

How do I find court cases under Section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Code Criminal Procedure 1973 4, section 4 Code Criminal Procedure 1973, section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?

2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When was the Code of Criminal Procedure enacted?

Code of Criminal Procedure was enacted in 1974 as Act 2 of 1974. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is no longer in force.

Other sections of this Act

• 484. Repeal and savings25668 words
• 320. Compounding of offences1341 words
• 164. Recording of confessions and statements1157 words
• 167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours1101 words
• 437. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence999 words
• 220. Trial for more than one offence959 words

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