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CHAPTER XXII SUMMARY TRIALS

Section 285: Procedure for summary trials

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

(1) In trials under this Chapter, the procedure specified in this Sanhita for the trial of summons-case shall be followed except as hereinafter mentioned.

(2) No sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months shall be passed in the case of any conviction under this Chapter.

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

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  1. 1. Under Section 285(2) of the BNSS, in the case of any conviction in a summary trial, no sentence of imprisonment shall be passed for a term exceeding:

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