288. (1) Every such record and judgment shall be written in the language of the Court. (2) The High Court may authorise any Magistrate empowered to try offences summarily to prepare the aforesaid record or judgment or both by means of an officer appointed in this behalf by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and the record or judgment so prepared shall be signed by such Magistrate.
CrPC Section 265 in BNSS: Section 288
Language of record and judgment
Section 265 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Language of record and judgment) corresponds to Section 288 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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