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Section 240 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
240.Framing of charge.-
(1) If, upon such consideration, examination, if any, and hearing, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is ground for presuming that the accused has committed an offence triable under this Chapter, which such Magistrate is competent to try and which, in his opinion, could be adequately punished by him, he shall frame in writing a charge against the accused.
(2) The charge shall then be read and explained to the accused, and he shall be asked whether he pleads guilty of the offence charged or claims to be tried.
Related Sections
- Section 197: Prosecution of Judges and public servants
- Section 159: Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
- Section 45: Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest
- Section 12: Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
- Section 156: Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case
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