242. Evidence for prosecution. (1) If the accused refuses to plead or does not plead, or claims to be tried or the Magistrate does notRead More →

243. Evidence for defence. (1) The accused shall then be called upon to enter upon his defence and produce his evidence; and if the accusedRead More →

244. Evidence for prosecution. (1) When, in any warrant-case instituted otherwise than on a police report the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate,Read More →

245. When accused shall be discharged. (1) If, upon taking all the evidence referred to in section 244 the Magistrate considers, for reasons to beRead More →

246. Procedure where accused is not discharged. (1) If, when such evidence has been taken, or at any previous stage of the case, the MagistrateRead More →

247. Evidence for defence. The accused shall then be called upon to enter upon his defence and produce his evidence; and the provisions of sectionRead More →

248. Acquittal or conviction. (1) If, in any case under this Chapter in which a charge has been framed, the Magistrate finds the accused notRead More →

249. Absence of complainant. When the proceedings have been instituted upon complaint, and on any day fixed for the hearing of the case, the complainantRead More →

250. Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause. (1) If, in any case instituted upon complaint or upon information given to a police officer or toRead More →

251. Substance of accusation to be stated. When in a summons-case the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate, the particulars of the offenceRead More →

252. Conviction on plea of guilty. If the accused pleads guilty, the Magistrate shall record the plea as nearly as possible in the words usedRead More →

253. Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases. (1) Where a summons has been issued under section 206 and theRead More →

254. Procedure when not convicted. (1) If the Magistrate does not convict the accused under section 252 or section 253, the Magistrate shall proceed toRead More →

255. Acquittal or conviction. (1) If the Magistrate, upon taking the evidence referred to in section 254 and such further evidence, if any, as heRead More →

256. Non-appearance or death of complainant. (1) If the summons has been issued on complaint and on the day appointed for the appearance of theRead More →

257. Withdrawal of complaint. If a complainant, at any time before a final order is passed in any case under this Chapter, satisfies the MagistrateRead More →