BNSS · Section 288 · Chapter XXII — SUMMARY TRIALS

Language of record and judgment.

What this section does

Records and judgments in summary trials must be written in the language of the Court. The High Court may authorise a summary-trial Magistrate to have such records or judgments (or both) prepared by an officer appointed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, provided the Magistrate signs the document so prepared.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Magistrate · High Court · Chief Judicial Magistrate · Appointed officer
Time limit: None specified

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.265.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 288, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 288 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.