BNSS · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 285 — Procedure for summary trials.

(1) In trials under this Chapter, the procedure specified in this Sanhita for the trial of summons-case shall be followed except as hereinafter mentioned. (2) No sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months shall be passed in the case of any conviction under this Chapter.

Nearby sections

282 Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases.
283 Power to try summarily.
284 Summary trial by Magistrate of second class.
286 Record in summary trials.
287 Judgment in cases tried summarily.
288 Language of record and judgment.

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