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Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
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1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Definitions
3 - Construction of references
4 - Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws
5 - Saving
6 - Classes of Criminal Courts
7 - Territorial divisions
8 - Metropolitan areas
9 - Court of Session
10 - Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges
11 - Courts of Judicial Magistrates
12 - Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
13 - Special Judicial Magistrates
14 - Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
15 - Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
16 - Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates
17 - Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates
18 - Special Metropolitan Magistrates
19 - Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates
20 - Executive Magistrates
21 - Special Executive Magistrates
22 - Local jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
23 - Subordination of Executive Magistrates
24 - Public Prosecutors
25 - Assistant Public Prosecutors
26 - Courts by which offences are triable
27 - Jurisdiction in the case of juveniles
28 - Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
29 - Sentences which Magistrates may pass
30 - Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
31 - Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
32 - Mode of conferring powers
33 - Powers of officers appointed
34 - Withdrawal of powers
35 - Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
36 - Powers of superior officers of police
37 - Public when to assist Magistrates and police
38 - Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant
39 - Public to give information of certain offences
40 - Duty of officers employed in connection with the affairs of a village to make certain report
41 - When police may arrest without warrant
42 - Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
43 - Arrest by Private person and procedure on such arrest
44 - Arrest by Magistrate
45 - Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest
46 - Arrest how made
47 - Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
48 - Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
49 - No unnecessary restraint
50 - Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
51 - Search of arrested person
52 - Power to seize offensive weapons
53 - Examination of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police officer
54 - Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person
55 - Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
56 - Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
57 - Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
58 - Police to report apprehensions
59 - Discharge of person apprehended
60 - Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
61 - Form of summons
62 - Summons how served
63 - Service of summons on corporate bodies and societies
64 - Service when persons summoned cannot be found
65 - Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
66 - Service on Government
67 - Service of summons outside local limits
68 - Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
69 - Service of summons on witness by post
70 - Form of warrant of arrest and duration
71 - Power to direct security to be taken
72 - Warrants to whom directed
73 - Warrant may be directed to any person
74 - Warrant directed to police officer
75 - Notification of substance of warrant
76 - Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
77 - Where warrant may be executed
78 - Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
79 - Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
80 - Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued
81 - Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
82 - Proclamation for person absconding
83 - Attachment of property of person absconding
84 - Claims and objections to attachment
85 - Release, sale and restoration of attached property
86 - Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property
87 - Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons
88 - Power to take bond for appearance
89 - Arrest on breach of bond for appearance
90 - Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summonses and warrants of arrest
91 - Summons to produce document or other thing
92 - Procedure as to letters and telegrams
93 - When search-warrant may be issued
94 - Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc
95 - Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for the same
96 - Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
97 - Search for persons wrongfully confined
98 - Power to compel restoration of abducted females
99 - Direction, etc., of search-warrants
100 - Persons in charge of closed place to allow search
101 - Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
102 - Power of police officer to seize certain property
103 - Magistrate may direct search in his presence
104 - Power to impound document, etc., produced
105 - Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes
- Reciprocal Arrangements for Assistance in Certain Matters and Procedure for Attachment and Forfeiture of Property
106 - Security for keeping the peace on conviction
107 - Security for keeping the peace in other cases
108 - Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating seditious matters
109 - Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
110 - Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
111 - Order to be made
112 - Procedure in respect of person present in Court
113 - Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
114 - Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
115 - Power to dispense with personal attendance
116 - Inquiry as to truth of information
117 - Order to give security
118 - Discharge of person informed against
119 - Commencement of period for which security is required
120 - Contents of bond
121 - Power to reject sureties
122 - Imprisonment in default of security
123 - Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
124 - Security for unexpired period of bond
125 - Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents
126 - Procedure
127 - Alteration in allowance
128 - Enforcement of order of maintenance
129 - Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
130 - Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
131 - Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
132 - Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections
133 - Conditional order for removal of nuisance
134 - Service or notification of order
135 - Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
136 - Consequences of his failing to do so
137 - Procedure where existence of public right is denied
138 - Procedure where he appears to show cause
139 - Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
140 - Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
141 - Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
142 - Injunction pending inquiry
143 - Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
144 - Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
145 - Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
146 - Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
147 - Dispute concerning right of use of land or water
148 - Local inquiry
149 - Police to prevent cognizable offences
150 - Information of design to commit cognizable offences
151 - Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences
152 - Prevention of injury to public property
153 - Inspection of weights and measures
154 - Information in cognizable cases
155 - Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
156 - Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case
157 - Procedure for investigation
158 - Report how submitted
159 - Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
160 - Police officer’s power to require attendance of witnesses
161 - Examination of witnesses by police
163 - No inducement to be offered
164 - Recording of confessions and statements
165 - Search by police officer
166 - When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant
167 - Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twentyfour hours
168 - Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
169 - Release of accused when evidence deficient
170 - Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient
171 - Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint
172 - Diary of proceedings in investigation
173 - Report of police officer on completion of investigation
174 - Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc
175 - Power to summon persons
176 - Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
177 - Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
178 - Place of inquiry or trial
179 - Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
180 - Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
181 - Place of trial in case of certain offences
182 - Offences committed by letters, etc
183 - Offence committed on journey or voyage
184 - Place of trial for offences triable together.- Where
185 - Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
186 - High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
187 - Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
188 - Offence committed outside India
189 - Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
190 - Cognizance of offences by Magistrates
191 - Transfer on application of the accused
192 - Making over of cases to Magistrates
193 - Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session
194 - Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
195 - Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
196 - Prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
197 - Prosecution of Judges and public servants
198 - Prosecution for offences against marriage
199 - Prosecution for defamation
200 - Examination of complainant
201 - Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case
202 - Postponement of issue of process
203 - Dismissal of complaint
204 - Issue of process
205 - Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
206 - Special summons in cases of petty offence
207 - Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents
208 - Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
209 - Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
210 - Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of the same offence
211 - Contents of charge
212 - Particulars as to time, place and person
213 - When manner of committing offence must be stated
214 - Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
215 - Effect of errors
216 - Court may alter charge
217 - Recall of witnesses when charge altered
218 - Separate charges for distinct offences
219 - Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together
220 - Trial for more than one offence
221 - Trial for more than one offence-1
222 - When offence proved included in offence charged
223 - What persons may be charged jointly
224 - Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
225 - Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
226 - Opening case for prosecution
227 - Discharge
228 - Framing of charge
229 - Conviction on plea of guilty
230 - Date for prosecution evidence
231 - Evidence for prosecution
232 - Acquittal
233 - Entering upon defence
234 - Arguments
235 - Judgment of acquittal of conviction
236 - Previous conviction
237 - Procedure in cases instituted under section 199(2)
238 - Compliance with section 207
239 - When accused shall be discharged
240 - Framing of charge
241 - Conviction on plea of guilty
242 - Evidence for prosecution
243 - Evidence for defence
244 - Evidence for prosecution
245 - When accused shall be discharged
246 - Procedure where accused is not discharged
247 - Evidence for defence
248 - Acquittal or conviction
249 - Absence of complainant
250 - Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
251 - Substance of accusation to be stated
252 - Conviction on plea of guilty
253 - Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
254 - Procedure when not convicted
255 - Acquittal or conviction
256 - Non-appearance or death of complainant
257 - Withdrawal of complaint
258 - Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
259 - Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases
260 - Power to try summarily
261 - Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class
262 - Procedure for summary trials
263 - Record in summary trials
264 - Judgment in cases tried summarily
265 - Language of record and judgment
266 - Definitions
267 - Power to require attendance of prisoners
268 - Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 267
269 - Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
270 - Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
271 - Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
272 - Language of Courts
273 - Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
274 - Record in summons cases and inquiries
275 - Record in warrant-cases
276 - Record in trial before Court of Session
277 - Language of record of evidence
278 - Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
279 - Interpretation of evidence to accused or his pleader
280 - Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
281 - Record of examination of accused
282 - Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
283 - Record in High Court
284 - When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
285 - Commission to whom to be issued
286 - Execution of commissions
287 - Parties may examine witnesses
288 - Return of commission
289 - Adjournment of proceeding
290 - Execution of foreign commissions
291 - Deposition of medical witness
292 - Evidence of the officers of the Mint
293 - Reports of certain Government scientific experts
294 - No formal proof of certain documents
295 - Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servant
296 - Evidence of formal character on affidavit
297 - Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
298 - Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
299 - Record of evidence in absence of accused
300 - Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
301 - Appearance by Public Prosecutors
302 - Permission to conduct prosecution
303 - Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
304 - Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
305 - Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
306 - Tender of pardon to accomplice
307 - Power to direct tender of pardon
308 - Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
309 - Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
310 - Local inspection
311 - Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
312 - Expenses of complainants and witnesses
313 - Power to examine the accused
314 - Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
315 - Accused person to be competent witness
316 - No influence to be used to induce disclosure
317 - Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases
318 - Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
319 - Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
320 - Compounding of offences
321 - Withdrawal from prosecution
322 - Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose
323 - Procedure when, after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
324 - Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property
325 - Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
326 - Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
327 - Court to be open
328 - Procedure in case of accused being lunatic
329 - Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
330 - Release of lunatic pending investigation or trial
331 - Resumption of inquiry or trial
332 - Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
333 - When accused appears to have been of sound mind
334 - Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
335 - Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
336 - Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
337 - Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
338 - Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released
339 - Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or friend
340 - Procedure in cases mentioned in section 195
341 - Appeal
342 - Power to order costs
343 - Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
344 - Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
345 - Procedure in certain cases of contempt
346 - Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345
347 - When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
348 - Discharge of offender on submission of apology
349 - Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
350 - Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
351 - Appeals from convictions under sections 344, 345, 349 and 350
352 - Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
353 - Judgment
354 - Language and contents of judgment
355 - Metropolitan Magistrates judgment
356 - Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
357 - Order to pay compensation
358 - Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
359 - Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
360 - Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
361 - Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases.- Where in any case the Court could have dealt with
362 - Court not to alter judgment
363 - Copy of judgment to be given to the accused and other persons
364 - Judgment when to be translated
365 - Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
366 - Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
367 - Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
368 - Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
369 - Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges
370 - Procedure in case of difference of opinion
371 - Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
372 - No appeals to lie unless otherwise provided
373 - Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
374 - Appeals from convictions
375 - No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
376 - No appeal in petty cases
377 - Appeal by the State Government against sentence
378 - Appeal in case of acquittal
379 - Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
380 - Special right of appeal in certain cases
381 - Appeal to Court of Session how heard
382 - Petition of appeal
383 - Procedure when appellant in jail
384 - Summary dismissal of appeal
385 - Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
386 - Powers of the Appellate Court
387 - Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
388 - Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
389 - Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail
390 - Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
391 - Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
392 - Procedure where Judges of Court of Appeal are equally divided
393 - Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
394 - Abatement of appeal
395 - Reference to High Court
396 - Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
397 - Calling for records to exercise powers of revision
398 - Power to order inquiry
399 - Sessions Judges powers of revision
400 - Power of Additional Sessions Judge
401 - High Courts powers of revision
402 - Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
403 - Option of Court to hear parties
404 - Statement by Metropolitan Magistrate of grounds of his decision to be considered by High Court
405 - High Courts order to be certified to lower Court
406 - Power to Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
407 - Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
408 - Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals
409 - Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
410 - Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
411 - Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
412 - Reasons to be recorded
413 - Execution of order passed under section 368
414 - Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
415 - Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
416 - Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
417 - Power to appoint place of imprisonment
418 - Execution of sentence of imprisonment
419 - Direction of warrant for execution
420 - Warrant with whom to be lodged
427 - Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
428 - Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
429 - Saving
430 - Return of warrant on execution of sentence
431 - Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
432 - Power to suspend or remit sentences
433 - Power to commute sentence
434 - Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
435 - State Government to act after consultation with Central Government in certain cases
436 - In what cases bail to be taken
437 - When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
438 - Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
440 - Amount of bond and reduction thereof
441 - Bond of accused and sureties
442 - Discharge from custody
443 - Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken in insufficient
444 - Discharge of sureties
445 - Deposit instead of recognizance
446 - Procedure when bond has been forfeited
447 - Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
448 - Bond required from minor
449 - Appeal from orders under section 446
450 - Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
451 - Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
452 - Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
453 - Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
454 - Appeal against orders under section 452 or section 453
455 - Destruction of libellous and other matter
456 - Power to restore possession of immovable property
457 - Procedure by Police upon seizure of property
458 - Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
459 - Power to sell perishable property
460 - Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
461 - Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
462 - Proceedings in wrong place
463 - Non-compliance with provisions of section 164 or section 281
464 - Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
465 - Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
466 - Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
467 - Definitions
468 - Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation
469 - Commencement of the period of limitation
470 - Exclusion of time in certain cases
471 - Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
472 - Continuing offence
473 - Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
474 - Trials before High Courts
475 - Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
476 - Forms
477 - Power of High Court to make rules
478 - Power to alter functions allocated to judicial and Executive Magistrates in certain cases
479 - Case in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
480 - Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
481 - Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
482 - Saving of inherent powers of High Court
483 - Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts of Judicial Magistrates
484 - Repeal and savings
