# Section 261 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

> CHAPTER XXTRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATESA.—Cases instituted on a police reportCompliance with section 230.261. When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused appears or i…

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Category: BNSS  
Published: 2024-09-08

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CHAPTER XX

TRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATES

A.—Cases instituted on a police report

**Compliance with section 230.**

**261.**When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate at the commencement of the trial, the Magistrate shall satisfy himself that he has complied with the provisions of section 230.

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