If the accused pleads guilty, the Magistrate shall record the plea and may, in his discretion, convict him thereon.
CHAPTER XX TRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATES · A.—Cases instituted on a police report
Section 264: Conviction on plea of guilty
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Corresponding CrPC provision
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table