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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

( ACT NO. V OF 1898 )

Chapter XXII

OF SUMMARY TRIALS

Record in cases where is no appeal
263. In cases where no appeal lies, the Magistrate or Bench of Magistrates need not record the evidence of the witnesses or frame a formal charge; but he or they shall enter in such form as the Government may direct the following particulars:-
 
 
(a) the serial number;
 
 
(b) the date of the commission of the offence;
 
 
(c) the date of the report or complaint;
 
 
(d) the name of the complainant ( if any);
 
 
(e) the name, parentage and residence of the accused;
 
 
(f) the offence complained of and the offence (if any) proved, and in cases coming under clause (d), clause (e), clause (f) or clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 260 the value of the property in respect of which the offence has been committed;
 
 
(g) the plea of the accused and his examination (if any);
 
 
(h) the finding, and, in the case of a conviction, a brief statement of the reasons therefor;
 
 
(i) the sentence or other final order; and
 
 
(j) the date on which the proceedings terminated.

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