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Section 346 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
346.Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345.-
(1) If the Court in any case considers that a person accused of any of the offences referred to in section 345 and committed in its view or presence should be imprisoned otherwise than in default of payment of fine, or that a fine exceeding two hundred rupees should be imposed upon him, or such Court is for any other reason of opinion that the case should not be disposed of under section 345, such Court, after recording the facts constituting the offence and the statement of the accused as hereinbefore provided, may forward the case to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the same, and may require security to be given for the appearance of such person before such Magistrate, or if sufficient security is not given shall forward such person in custody to such Magistrate.
(2) The Magistrate to whom any case is forwarded under this section shall proceed to deal with, as far as may be, as if it were instituted on a police report.
Related Sections
- Section 90: Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summonses and warrants of arrest
- Section 277: Language of record of evidence
- Section 370: Procedure in case of difference of opinion
- Section 38: Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant
- Section 207: Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents