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Section 285 BNSS — Procedure for summary trials

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 90

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285. (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.

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