When in the course of the trial of a summons-case relating to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding six months, it appears to the Magistrate that in the interests of justice, the offence should be tried in accordance with the procedure for the trial of warrant-cases, such Magistrate may proceed to re-hear the case in the manner provided by this Sanhita for the trial of warrant-cases and may recall any witness who may have been examined.
CHAPTER XXI TRIAL OF SUMMONS-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
Section 282: Power of Court to convert summonscases into warrant-cases
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
Questions on this section
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1. Under Section 282 of the BNSS, a Magistrate may, in the interests of justice, re-hear a summons-case by the procedure for warrant-cases when the summons-case relates to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding: