Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section - 251 - Substance of accusation to be stated
CHAPTER XX
TRIAL OF SUMMONS-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
Substance of accusation to be stated.
251. When in a summons-case the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate, the particulars of the offence of which he is accused shall be stated to him, and he shall be asked whether he pleads guilty or has any defence to make, but it shall not be necessary to frame a formal charge.
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