Code of Criminal Procedure Flashcards
1
Q
Section
A
Title
2
Q
1
A
Short title, extent and commencement
3
Q
2
A
Definitions
4
Q
3
A
Construction of references
5
Q
4
A
Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws
6
Q
5
A
Saving
7
Q
6
A
Classes of Criminal Courts
8
Q
7
A
Territorial divisions
9
Q
8
A
Metropolitan areas
10
Q
9
A
Court of Session
11
Q
10
A
Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges
12
Q
11
A
Courts of Judicial Magistrates
13
Q
12
A
Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.
14
Q
13
A
Special Judicial Magistrates
15
Q
14
A
Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
16
Q
15
A
Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
17
Q
16
A
Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates
18
Q
17
A
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
19
Q
18
A
Special Metropolitan Magistrates
20
Q
19
A
Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates
21
Q
20
A
Executive Magistrates
22
Q
21
A
Special Executive Magistrates
23
Q
22
A
Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
24
Q
23
A
Subordination of Executive Magistrates
25
24
Public Prosecutors
26
25
Assistant Public Prosecutors
27
25A
Directorate of Prosecution
28
26
Courts by which offences are triable
29
27
Jurisdiction in the case of juveniles
30
28
Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
31
29
Sentences which Magistrates may pass
32
30
Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
33
31
Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
34
32
Mode of conferring powers
35
33
Powers of officers appointed
36
34
Withdrawal of powers
37
35
Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
38
36
Powers of superior officers of police
39
37
Public when to assist Magistrates and police
40
38
Aid to person other than police officer, executing warrant
41
39
Public to give information of certain offences
42
40
Duty of officers employed in connection with the affairs of a village to make certain report
43
41
When police may arrest without warrant
44
42
Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
45
43
Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
46
44
Arrest by Magistrate
47
45
Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest
48
46
Arrest how made
49
47
Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
50
48
Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
51
49
No unnecessary restraint
52
50
Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
53
50A
Obligation of person making arrest to inform about the arrest etc., to a nominated person
54
51
Search of arrested persons
55
52
Power to seize offensive weapons
56
53
Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer
57
53A
Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
58
54
Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person
59
54A
Identification of person arrested
60
55
Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
61
56
Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
62
57
Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
63
58
Police to report apprehensions
64
59
Discharge of person apprehended
65
60
Powers, on escape, to pursue and re-take
66
61
Form of summons
67
62
Summons how served
68
63
Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies
69
64
Service when persons summoned cannot be found
70
65
Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
71
66
Service on Government servant
72
67
Service of summons outside local limits
73
68
Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
74
69
Service of summons on witness by post
75
70
Form of warrant of arrest and duration
76
71
Power to direct security to be taken
77
72
Warrants to whom directed
78
73
Warrant may be directed to any person
79
74
Warrant directed to police officer
80
75
Notification of substance of warrant
81
76
Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
82
77
Where warrant may be executed
83
78
Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
84
79
Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
85
80
Procedure of arrest of person against whom warrant issued
86
81
Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
87
82
Proclamation for person absconding
88
83
Attachment of property of person absconding
89
84
Claims and objections to attachment
90
85
Release, sale and restoration of attached property
91
86
Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property
92
87
Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons
93
88
Power to take bond for appearance
94
89
Arrest on breach of bond for appearance
95
90
Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest
96
91
Summons to produce document or other thing
97
92
Procedure as to letters and telegrams
98
93
When search-warrant may be issued
99
94
Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.
100
95
Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for the same
101
96
Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
102
97
Search for persons wrongfully confined
103
98
Power to compel restoration of abducted females
104
99
Direction, etc., of search-warrants
105
100
Persons in charge of closed place to allow search
106
101
Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
107
102
Power of police officer to seize certain property
108
103
Magistrate may direct search in his presence
109
104
Power to impound document, etc., produced
110
105A
Definitions
111
105B
Assistance in securing transfer of persons
112
105C
Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property
113
105D
Identifying unlawfully acquired property
114
105E
Seizure or attachment of property
115
105F
Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
116
105G
Notice of forfeiture of property
117
105H
Forfeiture of property in certain cases
118
105I
Fine in lieu of forfeiture
119
105J
Certain transfers to be null and void
120
105K
Procedure in respect of letter of request
121
105L
Application of this Chapter
122
106
Security for keeping the peace on conviction
123
107
Security for keeping the peace in other cases
124
108
Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matters
125
109
Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
126
110
Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
127
111
Order to be made
128
112
Procedure in respect of person present in Court
129
113
Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
130
114
Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
131
115
Power to dispense with personal attendance
132
116
Inquiry as to truth of information
133
117
Order to give security
134
118
Discharge of person informed against
135
119
Commencement of period for which security is required
136
120
Contents of bond
137
121
Power to reject sureties
138
122
Imprisonment in default of security
139
123
Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
140
124
Security for unexpired period of bond
141
125
Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents
142
126
Procedure
143
127
Alteration in allowance
144
128
Enforcement of order of maintenance
145
129
Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
146
130
Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
147
131
Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
148
132
Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections
149
133
Conditional order for removal of nuisance
150
134
Service or notification of order
151
135
Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
152
136
Consequences of his failing to do so
153
137
Procedure where existence of public right is denied
154
138
Procedure where he appears to show cause
155
139
Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
156
140
Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.
157
141
Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
158
142
Injunction pending inquiry
159
143
Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
160
144
Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
161
144A
Power to prohibit carrying arms in procession or mass drill or mass training with arms
162
145
Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
163
146
Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
164
147
Dispute concerning right of use of land or water
165
148
Local inquiry
166
149
Police to prevent cognizable offences
167
150
Information of design to commit cognizable offences
168
151
Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences
169
152
Prevention of injury to public property
170
153
Inspection of weights and measures
171
154
Information in cognizable cases
172
155
Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
173
156
Police officer
174
157
Procedure for investigation
175
158
Report how submitted
176
159
Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
177
160
Police Officer’s power to require attendance of witnesses
178
161
Examination of witnesses by police
179
162
Statements to police not to be signed; Use of statements in evidence
180
163
No inducement to be offered
181
164
Recording of confessions and statements
182
164A
Medical examination of the victim of rape
183
165
Search by police officer
184
166
When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant
185
166A
Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India
186
166B
Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
187
167
Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
188
168
Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
189
169
Release of accused when evidence deficient
190
170
Cases to be sent to Magistrate when evidence is sufficient
191
171
Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint
192
172
Diary of proceeding in investigation
193
173
Report of police officer on completion of investigation
194
174
Police to inquire and report on suicide, etc.
195
175
Power to summon persons
196
176
Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
197
177
Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
198
178
Place of inquiry or trial
199
179
Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
200
180
Place of trial where act is offence by reason of relation to other offence
201
181
Place of trial in case of certain offences
202
182
Offences committed by letters, etc
203
183
Offence committed on journey or voyage
204
184
Place of trial for offences triable together
205
185
Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
206
186
High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
207
187
Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
208
188
Offence committed outside India
209
189
Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
210
190
Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
211
191
Transfer on application of the accused
212
192
Making over of cases to Magistrates
213
193
Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session
214
194
Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
215
195
Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
216
196
Prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
217
197
Prosecution of Judges and public servants
218
198
Prosecution for offences against marriage
219
198A
Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code
220
198B
Cognizance of offence
221
199
Prosecution for defamation
222
200
Examination of complainant
223
201
Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case
224
202
Postponement of issue of process
225
203
Dismissal of complaint
226
204
Issue of process
227
205
Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
228
206
Special summons in cases of petty offence
229
207
Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents
230
208
Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
231
209
Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
232
210
Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of the same offence
233
211
Contents of charge
234
212
Particulars as to time, place and person
235
213
When manner of committing offence must be stated
236
214
Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
237
215
Effect of errors
238
216
Court may alter charge
239
217
Recall of witnesses when charge altered
240
218
Separate charges for distinct offences
241
219
Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together
242
220
Trial for more than one offence
243
221
Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
244
222
When offence proved included in offence charged
245
223
What persons may be charged jointly
246
224
Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
247
225
Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
248
226
Opening case for prosecution
249
227
Discharge
250
228
Framing of charge
251
229
Conviction on plea of guilty
252
230
Date for prosecution evidence
253
231
Evidence for prosecution
254
232
Acquittal
255
233
Entering upon defence
256
234
Arguments
257
235
Judgment of acquittal or conviction
258
236
Previous conviction
259
237
Procedure in cases instituted under section 199(2)
260
238
Compliance with section 207
261
239
When accused shall be discharged
262
240
Framing of charge
263
241
Conviction on plea of guilty
264
242
Evidence for prosecution
265
243
Evidence for defence
266
244
Evidence for prosecution
267
245
When accused shall be discharged
268
246
Procedure where accused is not discharged
269
247
Evidence for defence
270
248
Acquittal or conviction
271
249
Absence of complainant
272
250
Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
273
251
Substance of accusation to be stated
274
252
Conviction on plea of guilty
275
253
Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
276
254
Procedure when not convicted
277
255
Acquittal or conviction
278
256
Non-appearance or death of complainant
279
257
Withdrawal of complaint
280
258
Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
281
259
Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant cases
282
260
Power to try summarily
283
261
Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class
284
262
Procedure for summary trials
285
263
Record in summary trials
286
264
Judgment in cases tried summarily
287
265A
Application of the Chapter
288
265B
Application for plea bargaining
289
265C
Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition
290
265D
Report of the mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before the Court
291
265E
Disposal of the case
292
265F
Judgment of the Court
293
265G
Finality of the judgment
294
265H
Power of the Court in plea bargaining
295
265I
Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
296
265J
Savings
297
265K
Statements of accused not to be used
298
265L
Non-application of the Chapter
299
266
Definitions
300
267
Power to require attendance of prisoners
301
268
Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 267
302
269
Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
303
270
Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
304
271
Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
305
272
Language of Courts
306
273
Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
307
274
Record in summons-cases and inquiries
308
275
Record in warrant-cases
309
276
Record in trial before Court of Session
310
277
Language of record of evidence
311
278
Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
312
279
Interpretation of evidence to accused or his pleader
313
280
Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
314
281
Record of examination of accused
315
282
Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
316
283
Record in High Court
317
284
When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
318
285
Commission to whom to be issued
319
286
Execution of commissions
320
287
Parties may examine witnesses
321
288
Return of commission
322
289
Adjournment of proceeding
323
290
Execution of foreign commissions
324
291
Deposition of medical witness
325
291A
Identification report of Magistrate
326
292
Evidence of officers of the Mint
327
293
Reports of certain Government scientific experts
328
294
No formal proof of certain documents
329
295
Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
330
296
Evidence of formal character on affidavit
331
297
Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
332
298
Previous conviction of acquittal how proved
333
299
Record of evidence in absence of accused
334
300
Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
335
301
Appearance by public prosecutors
336
302
Permission to conduct prosecution
337
303
Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
338
304
Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
339
305
Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
340
306
Tender of pardon to accomplice
341
307
Power to direct tender of pardon
342
308
Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
343
309
Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
344
310
Local inspection
345
311
Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
346
311A
Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signature or handwriting
347
312
Expenses of Complaints and Witnesses
348
313
Power to examine the accused
349
314
Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
350
315
Accused person to be competent witness
351
316
No influence to be used to induce disclosure
352
317
Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases
353
318
Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
354
319
Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
355
320
Compounding of offences
356
321
Withdrawal from prosecution
357
322
Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of
358
323
Procedure when, after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
359
324
Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp law or property
360
325
Procedure when Magistrate can not pass sentence sufficiently severe
361
326
Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
362
327
Court to be open
363
328
Procedure in case of accused being lunatic
364
329
Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
365
330
Release of lunatic pending investigation or trial
366
331
Resumption of inquiry or trial
367
332
Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
368
333
When accused appears to have been of sound mind
369
334
Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
370
335
Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
371
336
Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
372
337
Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
373
338
Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released
374
339
Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend
375
340
Procedure in cases mentioned in section 195
376
341
Appeal
377
342
Power to order costs
378
343
Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
379
344
Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
380
345
Procedure in certain cases of contempt
381
346
Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345
382
347
When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
383
348
Discharge of offender on submission of apology
384
349
Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
385
350
Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
386
351
Appeals from convictions under sections 344, 345, 349 and 350
387
352
Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
388
353
Judgment
389
354
Language and contents of judgment
390
355
Metropolitan Magistrate
391
356
Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
392
357
Order to pay compensation
393
357A
Victim compensation scheme
394
357B
Compensation to be in addition to fine under Section 326A or Section 376D of Indian Penal Code
395
357C
Treatment of victims
396
358
Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
397
359
Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
398
360
Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
399
361
Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
400
362
Court not to alter judgment
401
363
Copy of judgment to be given to the accused and other persons
402
364
Judgment when to be translated
403
365
Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
404
366
Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
405
367
Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
406
368
Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
407
369
Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges
408
370
Procedure in case of difference of opinion
409
371
Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
410
372
No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
411
373
Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
412
374
Appeals from convictions
413
375
No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
414
376
No appeal in petty cases
415
377
Appeal by the State Government against sentence
416
378
Appeal in case of acquittal
417
379
Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
418
380
Special right of appeal in certain cases
419
381
Appeal to Court of Session how heard
420
382
Petition of appeal
421
383
Procedure when appellant in jail
422
384
Summary dismissal of appeal
423
385
Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
424
386
Powers of the Appellate Court
425
387
Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
426
388
Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
427
389
Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail
428
390
Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
429
391
Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
430
392
Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
431
393
Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
432
394
Abatement of appeals
433
395
Reference to High Court
434
396
Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
435
397
Calling for records to exercise powers of revision
436
398
Power to order inquiry
437
399
Sessions Judge's powers of revision
438
400
Power of Additional Sessions Judge
439
401
High Court
440
402
Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
441
403
Option of Court to hear parties
442
404
Statement by Metropolitan Magistrate of grounds of his decision to be considered by High Court
443
405
High Court's order to be certified to lower Court
444
406
Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
445
407
Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
446
408
Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals
447
409
Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
448
410
Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
449
411
Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
450
412
Reasons to be recorded
451
413
Execution of order passed under section 368
452
414
Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
453
415
Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
454
416
Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
455
417
Power to appoint place of imprisonment
456
418
Execution of sentence of imprisonment
457
419
Direction of warrant for execution
458
420
Warrant with whom to be lodged
459
421
Warrant for levy of fine
460
422
Effect of such warrant
461
423
Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Code does not extend
462
424
Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
463
425
Who may issue warrant
464
426
Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect
465
427
Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
466
428
Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
467
429
Saving
468
430
Return of warrant on execution of sentence
469
431
Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
470
432
Power to suspend or remit sentences
471
433
Power to commute sentence
472
433A
Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
473
434
Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
474
435
State Government to act after consultation with Central Government in certain cases
475
436
In what cases bail to be taken
476
436A
Maximum period for which an under trial prisoner can be detained
477
437
When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
478
438
Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
479
439
Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
480
440
Amount of bond and reduction thereof
481
441
Bond of accused and sureties
482
441A
Declaration by sureties
483
442
Discharge from custody
484
443
Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
485
444
Discharge of sureties
486
445
Deposit instead of recognizance
487
446
Procedure when bond has been forfeited
488
446A
Cancellation of bond and bail bond
489
447
Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
490
448
Bond required from minor
491
449
Appeal from orders under section 446
492
450
Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
493
451
Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
494
452
Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
495
453
Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
496
454
Appeal against orders under section 452 or section 453
497
455
Destruction of libellous and other matter
498
456
Power to restore possession of immovable property
499
457
Procedure by police upon seizure of property
500
458
Procedure when no claimant appears within six months
