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Act 2 of 1974

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Rajasthan'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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This section refers to

1. s. 345 Procedure in certain cases of contempt
2. s. 346 Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345

Questions about Section 348

What does Section 348 of the Crpc 1973 deal with?

Section 348 of the Crpc 1973 is headed "Discharge of offender on submission of apology". When any Court has under section 345 adjudged an offender to punishment, or has under section 346 forwarded him to a Magistrate for trial, for refusing or omitting to do anything which he was lawfully required to do or for any intentional insult or interruption, the Court may, in its discretion, dis

How do I find court cases under Section 348 of the Crpc 1973?

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: CRPC 1973 348, section 348 CRPC 1973, section 348 of the Crpc 1973. 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 348 of the Crpc 1973, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 345 (Procedure in certain cases of contempt), section 346 (Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Crpc 1973 enacted?

Crpc 1973 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 It is no longer in force.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 savings27268 words
• 167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours3284 words
• 357. Order to pay compensation1662 words
• 320. Compounding of offences1525 words
• 23. Subordination of Executive Magistrates1427 words
• 197. Prosecution of Judges and public servants1384 words

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