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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage,stamp-law or property

Repealed From 01 Apr 1974 Act 2 of 1974 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 2 of 1974 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 25 Jan 1974 In force 01 Apr 1974

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 324 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage,stamp-law or property. Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property.(1) Where a person, having been convicted of an offence punishable under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) with imprisonment for a term of three years or upwards, is again accused The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1974. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property.(1) Where a person, having been convicted of an offence punishable under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) with imprisonment for a term of three years or upwards, is again accused of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with imprisonment for a term of three years or upwards, and the Magistrate before whom the case is pending is satisfied that there is ground for presuming that such person has committed the offence, he shall be sent for trial to the Chief Judicial Magistrate or committed to the Court of Session, unless the Magistrate is competent to try the case and is of opinion that he can himself pass an adequate sentence if the accused is convicted.

(2) When any person is sent for trial to the Chief Judicial Magistrate or committed to the Court of Session under sub-section (1) any other person accused jointly with him in the same inquiry or trial shall be similarly sent or committed, unless the Magistrate discharges such other person under section 239 or section 245, as the case may be.

Section 324, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 363 Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property Text carried over almost unchanged 95%

Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.

Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 239 When accused shall be discharged
  2. s. 245 When accused shall be discharged

Related judgements & precedents

These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.

  1. Ajay @ Lucky vs State and Anr.

    High Court 26 Oct 2016 Persuasive (Other High Court)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    The inherent powers of the court under Section 482 CrPC are independent of the compounding provisions under Section 320 CrPC. When parties to a criminal case have reached a compromise, the court can exercise its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC ex debito justitiae to quash the criminal proceedings, even for offences that are not compoundable under Section 320 CrPC, provided the court is satisfied that justice requires such quashing.

    On this section: Embargo on compounding certain offences. The trial court had cited this section as a reason for not compounding the Section 324 IPC charge.

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Questions about Section 324

What have the courts held on Section 324 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

Ajay @ Lucky vs State and Anr. (26 Oct 2016) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Embargo on compounding certain offences. The trial court had cited this section as a reason for not compounding the Section 324 IPC charge.

How do I find court cases under Section 324 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: CRPC 324, section 324 CRPC, section 324 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. People searching for it also type crpc 324 4 in hindi and crpc 324 ipc. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Ajay @ Lucky vs State and Anr. (26 Oct 2016).

What should I read with Section 324 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 239 (When accused shall be discharged), section 245 (When accused shall be discharged), so none of them can safely be read on its own. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 363 (Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.

When did Section 324 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?

Section 324 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 324, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.

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