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242.Evidence for prosecution.-
(1) If the accused refuses to plead or does not plead, or claims to be tried or the Magistrate does not convict the accused under section 241, the Magistrate shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses.
(2) The Magistrate may, on the application of the prosecution, issue a summons to any of its witnesses directing him to attend or to produce any document or other thing.
(3) On the date so fixed, the Magistrate shall proceed to take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution:
Provided that the Magistrate may permit the cross-examination of any witness to be deferred until any other witness or witnesses have been examined or recall any witness for further cross-examination.
Under Section 242 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, when the accused does not plead guilty, the Magistrate fixes a date for examining witnesses and may issue summons to compel attendance or production of documents. Practitioners consulting 242 cpp provisions note that Section 242 CrPC obligates the prosecution to supply all witness statements in advance to secure a fair trial.
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