Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XXV · Mode of Taking and Recording Evidence in Inquiries and Trials
266. Recording evidence in summons cases
Feedback & supportIn summons cases tried before a Magistrate, the Magistrate shall, as the examination of each witness proceeds, make a note of the substance of what the witness deposes, and such note shall be written by the Magistrate with his own hand in legible handwriting and shall form part of the record.
If the Magistrate is prevented from making a note as required in subsection (1), he shall record the reason of his inability to do so and shall cause such note to be made in writing from his dictation in open court and shall sign the same, and such note shall form part of the record.
Court
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;
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