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Act 2 of 1974

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Delhi'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.

Questions about Section 135

What does Section 135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deal with?

Section 135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act is headed "Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause". The person against whom such order is made shall- (a) perform, within the time and in the manner specified in the order, the act directed thereby;

How do I find court cases under Section 135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act?

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 Act 135, section 135 Code Criminal Procedure Act, section 135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

When was the Code of Criminal Procedure Act enacted?

Code of Criminal Procedure Act 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 It is no longer in force.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 savings25553 words
• 320. Compounding of offences1305 words
• 164. Recording of confessions and statements1142 words
• 167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours1114 words
• 437. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence998 words
• 220. Trial for more than one offence960 words

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