CrPC § 259 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 259 CrPC — Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 282 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 282 — Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases
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. BNSS 282 in full