342. Power to order Court. Any Court dealing with an application made to it for filing a complaint under section 340 or an appeal under section 341, shall have power to make such order as to costs as may be just. Read CrPC bare act in a systematic and betterRead…
343. Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance. (1) A Magistrate to whom a complaint is made under section 340 or section 341 shall, notwithstanding anything contained in Chapter XV proceed, as far as may be, to deal with the case as if it were instituted on a police report. (2) WhereRead…
344. Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence. (1) If, at the time of delivery of any judgment or final order disposing of any judicial proceeding, a Court of Session or Magistrate of the first class expresses an opinion to the effect that any witness appearing in such proceedingRead…
345. Procedure in certain cases of contempt. (1) When any such offence as is described in section 175, section 178, section 179, section 180 or section 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) is committed in the view or presence of any civil, Criminal or Revenue Court, theRead…
346. Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345. (1) If the Court in any case considers that a person accused of any of the offences referred to in section 345 and committed in its view or presence should be imprisoned otherwise than inRead…
347. When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a civil Court. When the State Government so directs, any Registrar or any Sub-Registrar appointed under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), shall be deemed to be a civil Court within the meaning of sections 345 and 346. Read CrPC bareRead…
348. 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 internationalRead…
349. Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document. If any witness or person called to produce a document or thing before a Criminal Court refuses to answer such question as are put to him or to produce any document or thing in his possession or powerRead…
350. Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons. (1) If any witness being summoned to appear before a Criminal Court legally bound to appear at a certain place and time in obedience to the summons and without just excuse neglects or refuses to attendRead…
351. Appeals from convictions under sections 344, 345, 349 and 350. (1) Any person sentenced by any Court other than a High Court under section 344, section 345, section 349 or section 350 may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Code appeal to the Court to which decrees or orders madeRead…
352. Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves. Except as provided in sections 344, 345, 349 and 350, no Judge of a Criminal Court (other than a Judge of a High Court) or Magistrate shall try any person for any offence referred to inRead…
353. Judgment. (1) The judgment in every trial in any Criminal Court of original jurisdiction shall be pronounced in open Court by the presiding officer immediately after the termination of the trial or at some subsequent time of which notice shall be given to the parties or their pleaders,- (a)Read…
354. Language and contents of judgment. (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Code, every judgment referred to in section 353,- (a) shall be written in the language of the Court; (b) shall contain the point or points for determination, the decision thereon and the reasons for the decision;Read…
355. Metropolitan Magistrate’s Judgment. Instead of recording a judgment in the manner hereinbefore provided, a Metropolitan Magistrate shall record the following particulars, namely- (a) the serial number of the case; (b) the date of the commission of the offence; (c) the name of the complainant (if any); (d) the nameRead…
356. Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender. (1) When any person, having been convicted by a Court in India of an offence punishable under section 215, section 489A, section 489B, section 489C or section 489D or section 506 (in so far as it relates to criminal intimidation punishableRead…
357. Order to pay compensation. (1) When a Court imposes a sentence of fine or a sentence (including a sentence of death) of which fine forms a part, the Court may, when passing judgment order the whole or any part of the fine recovered to be applied- (a) in defrayingRead…
