tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90176287721964232102024-03-08T16:39:39.960-08:00Indian Code of Criminal ProcedureThe procedures to be followed in courts to punish the offenders are enshrined in the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. This site is an effort to make those procedures easily understandable.dialoguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16087419137974884068noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017628772196423210.post-3890293821775779122016-12-20T08:00:00.000-08:002016-12-20T08:00:27.165-08:00What is Criminal Procedure Code 1973<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Criminals or offenders are punished according to law and the machinery in India to punish them is enshrined in Criminal Procedure Code 1973. It is a procedural law or an adjective law and it provides machinery for the punishment of the wrong doers.</div>
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What is the structure of Criminal Procedure Code 1973</h3>
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Initially the Criminal Procedure Code contains 484 sections and 2 schedules. After many amendments, as of today the code contains 523 sections and 2 schedules. These sections are all categorized into chapters and they are 37 in number.</div>
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Chapter 1 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with the Preliminary</div>
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Chapter 2 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with the criminal courts and their constitution</div>
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Chapter 3 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with the power of the courts</div>
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Chapter 4 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with the police officers. The powers of the police officers and the aid to the magistrate and the police officers are enshrined in here.</div>
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Chapter 5 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with the Arrest of a person. Arrest of a person and subsequent procedures are enshrined in this chapter.</div>
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Chapter 6 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with process to compel appearance in court on the day of hearing of the case. This chapter contains information about the warrant to arrest, summons, proclamation and attachment and other procedures.</div>
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Chapter 7 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with procedures to compel the production of things before court on the day of hearing of the case. It deals with search warrants, summons to produce, etc.</div>
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Chapter 7A of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with procedure for attachment of property and forfeiture of property.</div>
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Chapter 8 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with procedures related to security for maintaining peace.</div>
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Chapter 9 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with issues related to maintenance of wives, maintenance of children and maintenance of parents.</div>
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Chapter 10 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with maintenance of public order. It contains the issues like unlawful assemblies, nuisance in public, etc. It also contains issues related to disputes of immovable property.</div>
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Chapter 11 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with police preventive action.</div>
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Chapter 12 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with police investigation and information to the police regarding an offense.</div>
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Chapter 13 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with Criminal Courts jurisdiction regarding their power to inquire and trials subsequently.</div>
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Chapter 14 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with initiation of proceedings and conditions for doing the same.</div>
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Chapter 15 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with complaints to the magistrate.</div>
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Chapter 16 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with commencement of the proceedings in front of the magistrate.</div>
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Chapter 17 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with form of charges and the joinder of charges.</div>
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Chapter 18 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with trial in a session court</div>
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Chapter 19 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with trial of warrant cases. These are the cases brought before on a police report or any other.</div>
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Chapter 20 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with trial of summons cases.</div>
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Chapter 21 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with summary trials.</div>
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Chapter 21A of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with Plea of bargaining</div>
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Chapter 22 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with attendance of person in front of court who is confined in prison.</div>
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Chapter 23 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with evidence. It is about the mode of taking the evidence and examination of the witness.</div>
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Chapter 24 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with inquiries and trials provisions.</div>
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Chapter 25 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with accused person who is of unsound mind.</div>
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Chapter 26 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with crimes that affect the administration of justice.</div>
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Chapter 27 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with the judgment.</div>
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Chapter 28 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with death sentence and submission of the same for confirmation.</div>
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Chapter 29 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with appeals</div>
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Chapter 30 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with reference and revision</div>
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Chapter 31 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with transfer of the criminal cases.</div>
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Chapter 32 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with execution of sentence, suspension of sentence, remission of sentence and commutation of sentence. It includes issues such as death sentences, imprisonment and fines.</div>
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Chapter 33 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with bail and bonds.</div>
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Chapter 34 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with property and its disposal.</div>
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Chapter 35 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with proceedings which are irregular.</div>
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Chapter 36 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with taking cognizance of certain offenses and limitations for the same.</div>
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Chapter 37 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with miscellaneous matters.</div>
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Apart from the chapter as mentioned above, there are two schedules in the code. They are as here under.</div>
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Schedule I of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with classification of offences.</div>
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Schedule II of Criminal Procedure Code 1973 deals with forms</div>
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