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Act 2 of 1974 Cited by 1 provision

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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 1

1. s. 206 Special summons in cases of petty offence

Questions about Section 261

What does Section 261 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act deal with?

Section 261 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act is headed "Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class". The High Court may confer on any Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the second class power to try summarily any offence which is punishable only with fine or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with or without fine, and any abetment of or attempt to commit any s

How do I find court cases under Section 261 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 261, section 261 Code Criminal Procedure Act, section 261 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.

What should I read with Section 261 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, and has it changed?

1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

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 It is no longer in force.

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• 220. Trial for more than one offence960 words

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