The High Court may confer on any Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the second class power to try summarily any offence which is punishable only with fine or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with or without fine, and any abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence.
CHAPTER XXII SUMMARY TRIALS
Section 284: Summary trial by Magistrate of second class
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 284 of the BNSS, power to try summarily any offence punishable only with fine or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without fine, may be conferred on a Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the second class by: