Procedure for summary trials.
What this section does
Summary trials under this Chapter follow the summons-case procedure prescribed in the Sanhita, subject to the modifications set out in the Chapter. No sentence of imprisonment exceeding three months may be passed upon conviction in a summary trial.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Magistrate · Accused
- Time limit
- None specified
Derived from CrPC s.262.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 285 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.