CrPC § 261 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 261 CrPC — Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 284 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 284 — Summary trial by Magistrate of second class
The High Court may confer on any Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the second class power to try summarily any offence which is punishable only with fine or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with or without fine, and any abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 284 in full