284. 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.
CrPC Section 261 in BNSS: Section 284
Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class
Section 261 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class) corresponds to Section 284 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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