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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XX: Trial Of Warrant-cases By Magistrates

Section 264 BNSS: Conviction on plea of guilty

Corresponding CrPC
Section 241 CrPC

Bare Act text

If the accused pleads guilty, the Magistrate shall record the plea and may, in his discretion, convict him thereon.

Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Requires the Magistrate, if the accused pleads guilty, to record the plea and allows him to convict the accused on it in his discretion.

Chapter XX: Trial Of Warrant-cases By Magistrates

  1. 261 Compliance with section 230
  2. 262 When accused shall be discharged
  3. 263 Framing of charge
  4. 264 Conviction on plea of guilty
  5. 265 Evidence for prosecution
  6. 266 Evidence for defence
  7. 267 Evidence for prosecution
  8. 268 When accused shall be discharged
  9. 269 Procedure where accused is not discharged
  10. 270 Evidence for defence
  11. 271 Acquittal or conviction
  12. 272 Absence of complainant
  13. 273 Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
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