SECTIONS |
Code
of Criminal Procedure, 1973
As Amended upto date |
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Preamble |
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CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY |
| 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 |
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CHAPTER II : CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS
AND OFFICES |
| 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
Magistrate |
| 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 |
| 25-A. |
Directorate
of Prosecution |
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CHAPTER III : POWER OF COURTS |
| 26. |
Courts
by which offences are triable |
| 27. |
Jurisdiction
in the case of juveniles |
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Sentences
which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass |
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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 |
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Withdrawal
of powers |
| 35. |
Powers
of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office |
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CHAPTER IV : A.- POWERS OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS
OF POLICE |
| 36. |
Powers
of superior officers of police |
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CHAPTER IV : B.- AID THE MAGISTRATES AND THE
POLICE |
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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 |
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CHAPTER V : ARREST OF PERSONS |
| 41. |
When
police may arrest without warrant |
| 41-A. |
Notice
of appearance before police officer |
| 41-B. |
Procedure
of arrest and duties of officer making arrest Procedure
of arrest and duties of officer making arrest |
| 41-C. |
Control
room at districts |
| 41-D. |
Right
of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during
interrogation |
| 42. |
Arrest
on refusal to give name and residence |
| 43. |
Arrest
by private person and procedure on such arrest |
| 44. |
Arrest
by Magistrate |
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Protection
of members of the Armed Forces from arrest |
| 46. |
Arrest
how made |
| 47. |
Search
of place entered by person sought to be arrested |
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Pursuit
of offenders into other jurisdictions |
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No
unnecessary restraint |
| 50. |
Person
arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right
to bail |
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Obligation
of person making arrest to inform about the arrest to
inform about the arrest, etc., to a nominated person |
| 51. |
Search
of arrested persons |
| 52. |
Power
to seize offensive weapons |
| 53. |
Examination
of accused by medical practitioner at the request of police
officer |
| 53-A. |
Examination
of person accused of rape by medical practitioner |
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Examination
of arrested person by medical officer |
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Identification
of person arrested |
| 55. |
Procedure
when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without
warrant |
| 55-A. |
Health
and safety of arrested person |
| 56. |
Person
arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge
of police station |
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Person
arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours |
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Police
to report apprehensions |
| 59. |
Discharge
of person apprehended |
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Powers,
on escape, to pursue and re-take |
| 60-A. |
Arrest
to be made strictly according to the Code |
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CHAPTER VI : PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE |
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A.- Summons |
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Form
of summons |
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Summons
how served |
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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 |
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Service
on Government servant |
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Service
of summons outside local limits |
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Proof
of service in such cases and when serving officer not
present |
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Service
of summons on witness by post |
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B.- Warrant of arrest |
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Form
of warrant of arrest and duration |
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Power
to direct security to be taken |
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Warrants
to whom directed |
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Warrant
may be directed to any person |
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Warrant
directed to police officer |
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Notification
of substance of warrant |
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Person
arrested to be brought before Court without delay |
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Where
warrant may be executed |
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Warrant
forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction |
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Warrant
directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction |
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Procedure
of arrest of person against whom warrant issued |
| 81. |
Procedure
by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought |
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C.- Proclamation and attachment |
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Proclamation
for person absconding |
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Attachment
of property of person absconding |
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Claims
and objections to attachment |
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Release,
sale and restoration of attached property |
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Appeal
from order rejecting application for restoration of attached
property |
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D.- Other rules regarding processes |
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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 summons and warrants
of arrest |
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CHAPTER VII : PROCESSES TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION
OF THINGS |
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A.- Summons to produce |
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Summons
to produce document or other thing |
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Procedure
as to letters and telegrams |
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B.- Search-warrants |
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When
search-warrant may be issued |
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Search
of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged
documents, etc |
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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 |
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Power
to compel restoration of abducted females |
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C.- General provisions relating to searches |
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Direction,
etc., of search-warrants |
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Persons
in charge of closed place to allow search |
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Disposal
of things found in search beyond jurisdiction |
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D.- Miscellaneous |
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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 |
