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Section 228 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
228. Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused.
(1) Whenever a Magistrate issues a summons, he may, if he sees reason so to do, dispense with the personal attendance of the accused and permit him to appear by his advocate.
(2) But the Magistrate inquiring into or trying the case may, in his discretion, at any stage of the proceedings, direct the personal attendance of the accused, and, if necessary, enforce such attendance in the manner hereinbefore provided.
Related Sections
- Section 283: Power to try summarily
- Section 468: Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
- Section Form No.2: Summons to an Accused Person
- Section 467: Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
- Section 297: Period of Detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
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