BNSS § 282 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 282 BNSS — Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases
Replaces CrPC 259 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
When in the course of the trial of a summons-case relating to an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding six months, it appears to the Magistrate that in the interests of justice, the offence should be tried in accordance with the procedure for the trial of warrant-cases, such Magistrate may proceed to re-hear the case in the manner provided by this Sanhita for the trial of warrant-cases and may recall any witness who may have been examined.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.