The question (15 marks)
Compare the procedure for the trial of a warrant case instituted on a police report with that for a warrant case instituted otherwise than on a police report and with the trial of a summons case, and explain why the three differ. (15 marks)
MU Module II, head 2.2 — trial before various courts
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · Charge and Trials of Criminal Procedure (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023), Juvenile Justice Act 2015, POCSO 2012.
Authorities you will need
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, s. 274
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, s. 275
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