Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient.

What this section does

If investigation reveals sufficient evidence or reasonable ground, the officer in charge shall forward the accused in custody to a competent Magistrate, or, if the offence is bailable and the accused can give security, take security for his appearance before the Magistrate. The officer must also send relevant weapons or articles to the Magistrate and require the complainant and necessary witnesses to execute bonds to appear and give evidence. If the bond mentions the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court, it includes any court to which the case is referred, provided reasonable notice is given.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Officer in charge of police station · Accused · Magistrate · Chief Judicial Magistrate · Complainant · Witnesses

Time limit

None specified

Derived from CrPC s.170.