BNSS · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 261 — Compliance with section 230.

When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate at the commencement of the trial, the Magistrate shall satisfy himself that he has complied with the provisions of section 230.

Nearby sections

258 Judgment of acquittal or conviction.
259 Previous conviction.
260 Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222.
262 When accused shall be discharged.
263 Framing of charge.
264 Conviction on plea of guilty.

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