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Section 258 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
258. Judgment of acquittal or conviction.
(1) After hearing arguments and points of law (if any), the Judge shall give a judgment in the case, as soon as possible, within a period of thirty days from the date of completion of arguments, which may be extended to a period of forty-five days for reasons to be recorded in writing.
(2) If the accused is convicted, the Judge shall, unless he proceeds in accordance with the provisions of section 401, hear the accused on the questions of sentence, and then pass sentence on him according to law.
Related Sections
- Section 257: Arguments
- Section 200: Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
- Section 363: Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property
- Section 475: Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
- Section 411: Procedure in case of difference of opinion
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