Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

BNSS Section 287

Judgment in cases tried summarily

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BNSS Section 287 deals with judgment in cases tried summarily and replaces CrPC 264.

Bare act text — BNSS 287

287. Judgment in cases tried summarily.

In every case tried summarily in which the accused does not plead guilty, the Magistrate shall record the substance of the evidence and a judgment containing a brief statement of the reasons for the finding.

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What was BNSS Section 287 in the CrPC?

BNSS Section 287 (Judgment in cases tried summarily) replaces Section 264 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 264 is now BNSS 287.

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