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Crpc 1973

Option of Court to hear parties

Repealed Act 2 of 1974 As on 17 Oct 2026

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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.

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Section 403 of Crpc 1973 deals with option of Court to hear parties. Save as otherwise expressly provided by this Code, no party has any right to be heard either personally or by pleader before any Court exercising its powers of revision;

Save as otherwise expressly provided by this Code, no party has any right to be heard either personally or by pleader before any Court exercising its powers of revision; but the Court may, if it thinks fit, when exercising such powers, hear any party either personally or by pleader.

Section 403, Crpc 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Questions about Section 403

What does Section 403 of the Crpc 1973 deal with?

Section 403 of the Crpc 1973 is headed "Option of Court to hear parties". Save as otherwise expressly provided by this Code, no party has any right to be heard either personally or by pleader before any Court exercising its powers of revision;

How do I find court cases under Section 403 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 403, section 403 CRPC 1973, section 403 of the Crpc 1973. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

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 It is no longer in force.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

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