Compliance with section 230.
What this section does
At the commencement of trial in a warrant-case instituted on a police report, when the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate, the Magistrate must satisfy himself that the requirements of section 230 (supply of documents/copies to the accused) have been complied with. This is a preliminary check before the trial proceeds further.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Magistrate · Accused
Derived from CrPC s.238.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 261 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.