Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC)
Central · 1973
Repealed — see The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (from 2024-07-01).
Chapter CHAPTER I
Chapter CHAPTER II
- S. 6Classes of Criminal Courts
- S. 7Territorial divisions
- S. 8Metropolitan areas
- S. 9Court of Session
- S. 10Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges
- S. 11Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- S. 12Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.
- S. 13Special Judicial Magistrates
- S. 14Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
- S. 15Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
- S. 16Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates
- S. 17Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
- S. 18Special Metropolitan Magistrates
- S. 19Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates
- S. 20Executive Magistrates
- S. 21Special Executive Magistrates
- S. 22Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
- S. 23Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- S. 24Public Prosecutors
- S. 25Assistant Public Prosecutors
- S. 25ADirectorate of Prosecution
Chapter CHAPTER III
- S. 26Courts by which offences are triable
- S. 27Jurisdiction in the case of juveniles
- S. 28Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
- S. 29Sentences which Magistrates may pass
- S. 30Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
- S. 31Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
- S. 32Mode of conferring powers
- S. 33Powers of officers appointed
- S. 34Withdrawal of powers
- S. 35Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
Chapter CHAPTER IV
- S. 36Powers of superior officers of police
- S. 37Public when to assist Magistrates and police
- S. 38Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant
- S. 39Public to give information of certain offences
- S. 40Duty of officers employed in connection with the affairs of a village to make certain report
Chapter CHAPTER V
- S. 41When police may arrest without warrant
- S. 41ANotice of appearance before police officer
- S. 41BProcedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
- S. 41CControl room at districts
- S. 41DRight of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation
- S. 42Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
- S. 43Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
- S. 44Arrest by Magistrate
- S. 45Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest
- S. 46Arrest how made
- S. 47Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
- S. 48Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
- S. 49No unnecessary restraint
- S. 50Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
- S. 50AObligation of person making arrest to inform about the arrest, etc., to a nominated person
- S. 51Search of arrested person
- S. 52Power to seize offensive weapons
- S. 53Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer
- S. 53AExamination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
- S. 54Examination of arrested person by medical officer
- S. 54AIdentification of person arrested
- S. 55Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
- S. 55AHealth and safety of arrested person
- S. 56Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
- S. 57Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
- S. 58Police to report apprehensions
- S. 59Discharge of person apprehended
- S. 60Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
- S. 60AArrest to be made strictly according to the Code
Chapter CHAPTER VI
- S. 61Form of summons
- S. 62Summons how served
- S. 63Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies
- S. 64Service when persons summoned cannot be found
- S. 65Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
- S. 66Service on Government servant
- S. 67Service of summons outside local limits
- S. 68Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
- S. 69Service of summons on witness by post
- S. 70Form of warrant of arrest and duration
- S. 71Power to direct security to be taken
- S. 72Warrants to whom directed
- S. 73Warrant may be directed to any person
- S. 74Warrant directed to police officer
- S. 75Notification of substance of warrant
- S. 76Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
- S. 77Where warrant may be executed
- S. 78Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
- S. 79Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
- S. 80Procedure of arrest of person against whom warrant issued
- S. 81Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
- S. 82Proclamation for person absconding
- S. 83Attachment of property of person absconding
- S. 84Claims and objections to attachment
- S. 85Release, sale and restoration of attached property
- S. 86Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property
- S. 87Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons
- S. 88Power to take bond for appearance
- S. 89Arrest on breach of bond for appearance
- S. 90Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest
Chapter CHAPTER VII
- S. 91Summons to produce document or other thing
- S. 92Procedure as to letters and telegrams
- S. 93When search-warrant may be issued
- S. 94Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.
- S. 95Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for the same
- S. 96Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
- S. 97Search for persons wrongfully confined
- S. 98Power to compel restoration of abducted females
- S. 99Direction, etc., of search-warrants
- S. 100Persons in charge of closed place to allow search
- S. 101Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
- S. 102Power of police officer to seize certain property
- S. 103Magistrate may direct search in his presence
- S. 104Power to impound document, etc., produced
- S. 105Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes
Chapter 32[CHAPTER VIIA
- S. 105-IFine in lieu of forfeiture
- S. 105ADefinitions
- S. 105BAssistance in securing transfer of persons
- S. 105CAssistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property
- S. 105DIdentifying unlawfully acquired property
- S. 105ESeizure or attachment of property
- S. 105FManagement of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
- S. 105GNotice of forfeiture of property
- S. 105HForfeiture of property in certain cases
- S. 105JCertain transfers to be null and void
- S. 105KProcedure in respect of letter of request
- S. 105LApplication of this Chapter
Chapter CHAPTER VIII
- S. 106Security for keeping the peace on conviction
- S. 107Security for keeping the peace in other cases
- S. 108Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matters
- S. 109Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
- S. 110Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
- S. 111Order to be made
- S. 112Procedure in respect of person present in Court
- S. 113Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
- S. 114Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
- S. 115Power to dispense with personal attendance
- S. 116Inquiry as to truth of information
- S. 117Order to give security
- S. 118Discharge of person informed against
- S. 119Commencement of period for which security is required
- S. 120Contents of bond
- S. 121Power to reject sureties
- S. 122Imprisonment in default of security
- S. 123Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
- S. 124Security for unexpired period of bond
Chapter CHAPTER IX
Chapter CHAPTER X
- S. 129Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
- S. 130Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
- S. 131Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
- S. 132Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections
- S. 133Conditional order for removal of nuisance
- S. 134Service or notification of order
- S. 135Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
- S. 136Consequences of his failing to do so
- S. 137Procedure where existence of public right is denied
- S. 138Procedure where he appears to show cause
- S. 139Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
- S. 140Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.
- S. 141Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
- S. 142Injunction pending inquiry
- S. 143Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
- S. 144Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
- S. 144APower to prohibit carrying arms in procession or mass drill or mass training with arms
- S. 145Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
- S. 146Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
- S. 147Dispute concerning right of use of land or water
- S. 148Local inquiry
Chapter CHAPTER XI
Chapter CHAPTER XII
- S. 154Information in cognizable cases
- S. 155Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
- S. 156Police officer's power to investigate cognizable cases
- S. 157Procedure for investigation
- S. 158Report how submitted
- S. 159Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
- S. 160Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
- S. 161Examination of witnesses by police
- S. 162Statements to police not to be signed: Use of statements in evidence
- S. 163No inducement to be offered
- S. 164Recording of confessions and statements
- S. 164AMedical examination of the victim of rape
- S. 165Search by police officer
- S. 166When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant
- S. 166ALetter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India
- S. 166BLetter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
- S. 167Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
- S. 168Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
- S. 169Release of accused when evidence deficient
- S. 170Cases to be sent to Magistrate when evidence is sufficient
- S. 171Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint
- S. 172Diary of proceedings in investigation
- S. 173Report of police officer on completion of investigation
- S. 174Police to inquire and report on suicide, etc.
- S. 175Power to summon persons
- S. 176Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
Chapter CHAPTER XIII
- S. 177Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
- S. 178Place of inquiry or trial
- S. 179Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
- S. 180Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
- S. 181Place of trial in case of certain offences
- S. 182Offences committed by letters, etc.
- S. 183Offence committed on journey or voyage
- S. 184Place of trial for offences triable together
- S. 185Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
- S. 186High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
- S. 187Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
- S. 188Offence committed outside India
- S. 189Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
Chapter CHAPTER XIV
- S. 190Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
- S. 191Transfer on application of the accused
- S. 192Making over of cases to Magistrates
- S. 193Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session
- S. 194Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- S. 195Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
- S. 195AProcedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.
- S. 196Prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
- S. 197Prosecution of Judges and public servants
- S. 198Prosecution for offences against marriage
- S. 198A[Prosecution of offences under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code
- S. 198B77A[Cognizance of offence
- S. 199Prosecution for defamation
Chapter CHAPTER XV
Chapter CHAPTER XVI
- S. 204Issue of process
- S. 205Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
- S. 206Special summons in cases of petty offence
- S. 207Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents
- S. 208Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
- S. 209Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
- S. 210Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of the same offence
Chapter CHAPTER XVII
- S. 211Contents of charge
- S. 212Particulars as to time, place and person
- S. 213When manner of committing offence must be stated
- S. 214Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
- S. 215Effect of errors
- S. 216Court may alter charge
- S. 217Recall of witnesses when charge altered
- S. 218Separate charges for distinct offences
- S. 219Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together
- S. 220Trial for more than one offence
- S. 221Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
- S. 222When offence proved included in offence charged
- S. 223What persons may be charged jointly
- S. 224Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
Chapter CHAPTER XVIII
- S. 225Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
- S. 226Opening case for prosecution
- S. 227Discharge
- S. 228Framing of charge
- S. 229Conviction on plea of guilty
- S. 230Date for prosecution evidence
- S. 231Evidence for prosecution
- S. 232Acquittal
- S. 233Entering upon defence
- S. 234Arguments
- S. 235Judgment of acquittal or conviction
- S. 236Previous conviction
- S. 237Procedure in cases instituted under Section 199(2)
Chapter CHAPTER XIX
- S. 238Compliance with Section 207
- S. 239When accused shall be discharged
- S. 240Framing of charge
- S. 241Conviction on plea of guilty
- S. 242Evidence for prosecution
- S. 243Evidence for defence
- S. 244Evidence for prosecution
- S. 245When accused shall be discharged
- S. 246Procedure where accused is not discharged
- S. 247Evidence for defence
- S. 248Acquittal or conviction
- S. 249Absence of complainant
- S. 250Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
Chapter CHAPTER XX
- S. 251Substance of accusation to be stated
- S. 252Conviction on plea of guilty
- S. 253Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
- S. 254Procedure when not convicted
- S. 255Acquittal or conviction
- S. 256Non-appearance or death of complainant
- S. 257Withdrawal of complaint
- S. 258Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
- S. 259Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant cases
Chapter CHAPTER XXI
Chapter 89[CHAPTER XXIA
- S. 265-IPeriod of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
- S. 265AApplication of the Chapter
- S. 265BApplication for plea bargaining
- S. 265CGuidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition
- S. 265DReport of the mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before the Court
- S. 265EDisposal of the case
- S. 265FJudgment of the Court
- S. 265GFinality of the judgment
- S. 265HPower of the Court in plea bargaining
- S. 265JSavings
- S. 265KStatements of accused not to be used
- S. 265LNon-application of the Chapter
Chapter CHAPTER XXII
- S. 266Definitions
- S. 267Power to require attendance of prisoners
- S. 268Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from operation of Section 267
- S. 269Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
- S. 270Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
- S. 271Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
Chapter CHAPTER XXIII
- S. 272Language of Courts
- S. 273Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
- S. 274Record in summons-cases and inquiries
- S. 275Record in warrant-cases
- S. 276Record in trial before Court of Session
- S. 277Language of record of evidence
- S. 278Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
- S. 279Interpretation of evidence to accused or his pleader
- S. 280Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
- S. 281Record of examination of accused
- S. 282Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
- S. 283Record in High Court
- S. 284When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
- S. 285Commission to whom to be issued
- S. 286Execution of commissions
- S. 287Parties may examine witnesses
- S. 288Return of commission
- S. 289Adjournment of proceeding
- S. 290Execution of foreign commissions
- S. 291Deposition of medical witness
- S. 291AIdentification report of Magistrate
- S. 292Evidence of officers of the Mint
- S. 293Reports of certain Government scientific experts
- S. 294No formal proof of certain documents
- S. 295Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
- S. 296Evidence of formal character on affidavit
- S. 297Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
- S. 298Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
- S. 299Record of evidence in absence of accused
Chapter CHAPTER XXIV
- S. 300Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
- S. 301Appearance by Public Prosecutors
- S. 302Permission to conduct prosecution
- S. 303Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
- S. 304Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
- S. 305Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
- S. 306Tender of pardon to accomplice.--
- S. 307Power to direct tender of pardon
- S. 308Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
- S. 309Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
- S. 310Local inspection
- S. 311Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
- S. 311APower of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting
- S. 312Expenses of complainants and witnesses
- S. 313Power to examine the accused
- S. 314Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
- S. 315Accused person to be competent witness
- S. 316No influence to be used to induce disclosure
- S. 317Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases
- S. 318Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
- S. 319Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
- S. 320Compounding of offences
- S. 321Withdrawal from prosecution
- S. 322Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of
- S. 323Procedure when, after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
- S. 324Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp law or property
- S. 325Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
- S. 326Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
- S. 327Court to be open
Chapter CHAPTER XXV
- S. 328Procedure in case of accused being lunatic
- S. 329Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
- S. 330Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial
- S. 331Resumption of inquiry or trial
- S. 332Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
- S. 333When accused appears to have been of sound mind
- S. 334Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
- S. 335Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
- S. 336Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
- S. 337Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
- S. 338Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released
- S. 339Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend
Chapter CHAPTER XXVI
- S. 340Procedure in cases mentioned in Section 195
- S. 341Appeal
- S. 342Power to order Costs
- S. 343Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
- S. 344Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
- S. 345Procedure in certain cases of contempt
- S. 346Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under Section 345
- S. 347When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
- S. 348Discharge of offender on submission of apology
- S. 349Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
- S. 350Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
- S. 351Appeals from convictions under Sections 344, 345, 349 and 350
- S. 352Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
Chapter CHAPTER XXVII
- S. 353Judgment
- S. 354Language and contents of judgment
- S. 355Metropolitan Magistrate's judgment
- S. 356Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
- S. 357Order to pay compensation
- S. 357A[Victim compensation scheme
- S. 357B18A[ Compensation to be in addition to fine under Section 326A or Section 376D of Indian Penal Code
- S. 357C18A[Treatment of victims
- S. 358Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
- S. 359Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
- S. 360Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
- S. 361Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
- S. 362Court not to alter judgment
- S. 363Copy of judgment to be given to the accused and other persons
- S. 364Judgment when to be translated
- S. 365Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
Chapter CHAPTER XXVIII
- S. 366Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
- S. 367Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
- S. 368Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
- S. 369Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges
- S. 370Procedure in case of difference of opinion
- S. 371Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
Chapter CHAPTER XXIX
- S. 372No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
- S. 373Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
- S. 374Appeals from convictions
- S. 375No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
- S. 376No appeal in petty cases
- S. 377Appeal by the State Government against sentence
- S. 378Appeal in case of acquittal
- S. 379Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
- S. 380Special right of appeal in certain cases
- S. 381Appeal to Court of Session how heard
- S. 382Petition of appeal
- S. 383Procedure when appellant in jail
- S. 384Summary dismissal of appeal
- S. 385Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
- S. 386Powers of the Appellate Court
- S. 387Judgments of Subordinate Appellate Court
- S. 388Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
- S. 389Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail
- S. 390Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
- S. 391Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
- S. 392Procedure where Judges of Court of Appeal are equally divided
- S. 393Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
- S. 394Abatement of appeals
Chapter CHAPTER XXX
- S. 395Reference to High Court
- S. 396Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
- S. 397Calling for records to exercise powers of revision
- S. 398Power to order inquiry
- S. 399Sessions Judge's powers of revision
- S. 400Power of Additional Sessions Judge
- S. 401High Court's powers of revision
- S. 402Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
- S. 403Option of Court to hear parties
- S. 404Statement by Metropolitan Magistrate of grounds of his decision to be considered by High Court
- S. 405High Court's order to be certified to lower Court
Chapter CHAPTER XXXI
- S. 406Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
- S. 407Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
- S. 408Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals
- S. 409Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
- S. 410Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
- S. 411Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
- S. 412Reasons to be recorded
Chapter CHAPTER XXXII
- S. 413Execution of order passed under Section 368
- S. 414Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
- S. 415Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
- S. 416Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
- S. 417Power to appoint place of imprisonment
- S. 418Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- S. 419Direction of warrant for execution
- S. 420Warrant with whom to be lodged
- S. 421Warrant for levy of fine
- S. 422Effect of such warrant
- S. 423Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Code does not extend
- S. 424Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
- S. 425Who may issue warrant
- S. 426Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect
- S. 427Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
- S. 428Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
- S. 429Saving
- S. 430Return of warrant on execution of sentence
- S. 431Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
- S. 432Power to suspend or remit sentences
- S. 433Power to commute sentence
- S. 433ARestriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
- S. 434Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
- S. 435State Government to act after consultation with Central Government in certain cases
Chapter CHAPTER XXXIII
- S. 436In what cases bail to be taken
- S. 436AMaximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can be detained
- S. 437When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
- S. 437ABail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court
- S. 438Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- S. 439Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
- S. 440Amount of bond and reduction thereof
- S. 441Bond of accused and sureties
- S. 441ADeclaration by sureties
- S. 442Discharge from custody
- S. 443Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- S. 444Discharge of sureties
- S. 445Deposit instead of recognizance
- S. 446Procedure when bond has been forfeited
- S. 446ACancellation of bond and bail bond
- S. 447Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
- S. 448Bond required from minor
- S. 449Appeal from orders under Section 446
- S. 450Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
Chapter CHAPTER XXXIV
- S. 451Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
- S. 452Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
- S. 453Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
- S. 454Appeal against orders under Section 452 or Section 453
- S. 455Destruction of libellous and other matter
- S. 456Power to restore possession of immovable property
- S. 457Procedure by police upon seizure of property
- S. 458Procedure when no claimant appears within six months
- S. 459Power to sell perishable property
Chapter CHAPTER XXXV
- S. 460Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
- S. 461Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
- S. 462Proceedings in wrong place
- S. 463Non-compliance with provisions of Section 164 or Section 281
- S. 464Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
- S. 465Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
- S. 466Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
Chapter CHAPTER XXXVI
- S. 467Definitions
- S. 468Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation
- S. 469Commencement of the period of limitation
- S. 470Exclusion of time in certain cases
- S. 471Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
- S. 472Continuing offence
- S. 473Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
Chapter CHAPTER XXXVII
- S. 474Trials before High Court
- S. 475Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- S. 476Forms
- S. 477Power of High Court to make rules
- S. 478Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrates in certain cases
- S. 479Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- S. 480Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
- S. 481Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- S. 482Saving of inherent power of High Court
- S. 483Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- S. 484Repeal and savings