the Code of Criminal Procedure Act
Union territory Act of Delhi ยท Act 2 of 197449 provisions1 citing judgments
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
The enactment
| Long title | The Code of Criminal Procedure Act ,1973 |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 2 of 1974 |
| Year | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Delhi |
| Status | Repealed |
| Provisions published | 49 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Construction of references
- Section 4 Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws
- Section 5 Saving
- Section 6 Classes of Criminal Courts
- Section 7 Territorial divisions
- Section 8 Metropolitan areas
- Section 9 Court of Session
- Section 10 Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges
- Section 11 Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- Section 12 Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
- Section 13 Special Judicial Magistrates
- Section 14 Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
- Section 15 Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
- Section 16 Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates
- Section 17 Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
- Section 18 Special Metropolitan Magistrates
- Section 19 Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates
- Section 20 Executive Magistrates
- Section 21 Special Executive Magistrates
- Section 22 Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
- Section 23 Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- Section 25 Assistant Public prosecutors
- Section 26 Courts by which offences are triable
- Section 27 Jurisdiction in the case of juveniles
- Section 28 Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
- Section 29 Sentences which Magistrates may pass
- Section 30 Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
- Section 31 Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
- Section 32 Mode of conferring powers
- Section 33 Powers of officers appointed
- Section 34 Withdrawal of powers
- Section 35 Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
- Section 36 Powers of superior officers of police
- Section 37 Public when to assist Magistrates and police
- Section 38 Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant
- Section 39 Public to give information of certain offences
- Section 40 Duty of officers employed in connection with the affairs of a village to make certain report
- Section 41 When police may arrest without warrant1 citing judgment
- Section 41B Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
- Section 41C Control room at districts
- Section 41D Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation
- Section 42 Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
- Section 43 Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
- Section 44 Arrest by Magistrate
- Section 45 Protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest
- Section 46 Arrest how made
- Section 47 Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
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