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 Code for the trial of warrant-cases and may re-call any witness who may have been examined.
CHAPTER XX TRIAL OF SUMMONS-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
Section 259: Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNSS
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
| 259. Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases. | BNSS 282 |
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: