Section 261. Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class

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Act: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Section number: 261

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Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973

261.Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class.-

The High Court may confer on any Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the second class power to try summarily any offence which is punishable only with fine or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with or without fine, and any abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence.