Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 285
Procedure for summary trials
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BNSS Section 285 deals with procedure for summary trials and replaces CrPC 262.
Bare act text — BNSS 285
285. Procedure for summary trials.
(1) In trials under this Chapter, the procedure specified in this Sanhita for the trial of summons-case shall be followed except as hereinafter mentioned.
(2) No sentence of imprisonment for a term exceeding three months shall be passed in the case of any conviction under this Chapter.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 285 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 285 (Procedure for summary trials) replaces Section 262 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 262 is now BNSS 285.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 280 — Withdrawal of complaint
- BNSS 281 — Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
- BNSS 282 — Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases
- BNSS 283 — Power to try summarily
- BNSS 284 — Summary trial by Magistrate of second class
- BNSS 286 — Record in summary trials
- BNSS 287 — Judgment in cases tried summarily
- BNSS 288 — Language of record and judgment
- BNSS 289 — Application of Chapter
- BNSS 290 — Application for plea bargaining