1. Short title, extent and commencement.22 2. Definitions.140 3. Construction of references.45 4. Trial of offences under the Indian Penal C…77 5. Saving.52 6. Classes of Criminal Courts.34 7. Territorial divisions.20 8. Metropolitan areas.24 9. Court of Session.28 10. Subordination of Assistant Sessions Judges…13 11. Courts of Judicial Magistrates.10 12. Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional C…10 13. Special Judicial Magistrates.11 14. Local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates…13 15. Subordination of Judicial Magistrates.9 16. Courts of Metropolitan Magistrates.10 17. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Addition…5 18. Special Metropolitan Magistrates.19 19. Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates.21 20. Executive Magistrates.19 21. Special Executive Magistrates.8 22. Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrate…9 23. Subordination of Executive Magistrates.5 24. Public Prosecutors.36 25. Assistant Public prosecutors.12 25A. Directorate of Prosecution.2 26. Courts by which offences are triable.17 27. Jurisdiction in the case of juveniles.7 28. Sentences which High Courts and Sessions J…7 29. Sentences which Magistrates may pass.16 30. Sentence of imprisonment in default of fin…12 31. Sentence in cases of conviction of several…28 32. Mode of conferring powers.23 33. Powers of officers appointed.6 34. Withdrawal of powers.3 35. Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisab…5 36. Powers of superior officers of police.17 37. Public when to assist Magistrates and poli…13 38. Aid to person, other than police officer, …1 39. Public to give information of certain offe…5 40. Duty of officers employed in connection wi…2 41. When police may arrest without warrant.61 41A. Notice of appearance before police officer…36 41B. Procedure of arrest and duties of officer …2 41C. Control room at districts.41D. Right of arrested person to meet an advoca…1 42. Arrest on refusal to give name and residen…5 43. Arrest by private person and procedure on …29 44. Arrest by Magistrate.3 45. Protection of members of the Armed Forces …12 46. Arrest how made.21 47. Search of place entered by person sought t…4 48. Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdicti…7 49. No unnecessary restraint.2 50. Person arrested to be informed of grounds …11 50A. Obligation of person making arrest to info…6 51. Search of arrested person.10 52. Power to seize offensive weapons.2 53. Examination of accused by medical practiti…14 53A. Examination of person accused of rape by m…8 54. Examination of arrested person by medical …7 54A. Identification of person arrested.5 55. Procedure when police officer deputes subo…3 55A. Health and safety of arrested person.1 56. Person arrested to be taken before Magistr…8 57. Person arrested not to be detained more th…18 58. Police to report apprehensions.1 59. Discharge of person apprehended.1 60. Power, on escape, to pursue and retake.4 60A. Arrest to be made strictly according to th…2 61. Form of summons.5 62. Summons how served.4 63. Service of summons on corporate bodies and…3 64. Service when persons summoned cannot be fo…1 65. Procedure when service cannot be effected …19 66. Service on Government servant.2 67. Service of summons outside local limits.68. Proof of service in such cases and when se…1 69. Service of summons on witness by post.5 70. Form of warrant of arrest and duration.8 71. Power to direct security to be taken.8 72. Warrants to whom directed.2 73. Warrant may be directed to any person.1 74. Warrant directed to police officer.75. Notification of substance of warrant.76. Person arrested to be brought before Court…3 77. Where warrant may be executed.2 78. Warrant forwarded for execution outside ju…79. Warrant directed to police officer for exe…2 80. Procedure on arrest of person against whom…81. Procedure by Magistrate before whom such p…2 82. Proclamation for person absconding.70 83. Attachment of property of person abscondin…11 84. Claims and objections to attachment.1 85. Release, sale and restoration of attached …1 86. Appeal from order rejecting application fo…87. Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in additio…6 88. Power to take bond for appearance.10 89. Arrest on breach of bond for appearance.1 90. Provisions of this Chapter generally appli…91. Summons to produce document or other thing…41 92. Procedure as to letters and telegrams.1 93. When search-warrant may be issued.1 94. Search of place suspected to contain stole…10 95. Power to declare certain publications forf…5 96. Application to High Court to set aside dec…11 97. Search for persons wrongfully confined.4 98. Power to compel restoration of abducted fe…2 99. Direction, etc., of search-warrants.1 100. Persons in charge of closed place to allow…49 101. Disposal of things found in search beyond …102. Power of police officer to seize certain p…22 103. Magistrate may direct search in his presen…12 104. Power to impound document, etc., produced.2 105. Reciprocal arrangements regarding processe…1 105A. Definitions.1 105B. Assistance in securing transfer of persons…1 105C. Assistance in relation to orders of attach…105D. Identifying unlawfully acquired property.105E. Seizure or attachment of property.1 105F. Management of properties seized or forfeit…105G. Notice of forfeiture of property.105H. Forfeiture of property in certain cases.105J. Certain transfers to be null and void.105K. Procedure in respect of letter of request.105L. Application of this Chapter.106. Security for keeping the peace on convicti…3 107. Security for keeping the peace in other ca…87 108. Security for good behaviour from persons d…4 109. Security for good behaviour from suspected…6 110. Security for good behaviour from habitual …16 111. Order to be made.2 112. Procedure in respect of person present in …3 113. Summons or warrant in case of person not s…114. Copy of order to accompany summons or warr…2 115. Power to dispense with personal attendance…116. Inquiry as to truth of information.3 117. Order to give security.7 118. Discharge of person informed against.3 119. Commencement of period for which security …1 120. Contents of bond.121. Power to reject sureties.122. Imprisonment in default of security.3 123. Power to release persons imprisoned for fa…1 124. Security for unexpired period of bond.1 125. Order for maintenance of wives, children a…179 126. Procedure.4 127. Alteration in allowance.11 128. Enforcement of order of maintenance.4 129. Dispersal of assembly by use of civil forc…7 130. Use of armed forces to disperse assembly.131. Power of certain armed force officers to d…132. Protection against prosecution for acts do…11 133. Conditional order for removal of nuisance.19 134. Service or notification of order.1 135. Person to whom order is addressed to obey …2 136. Consequences of his failing to do so.137. Procedure where existence of public right …138. Procedure where he appears to show cause.26 139. Power of Magistrate to direct local invest…7 140. Power of Magistrate to furnish written ins…1 141. Procedure on order being made absolute and…2 142. Injunction pending inquiry.5 143. Magistrate may prohibit repetition or cont…5 144. Power to issue order in urgent cases of nu…85 145. Procedure where dispute concerning land or…110 146. Power to attach subject of dispute and to …13 147. Dispute concerning right of use of land or…8 148. Local inquiry.4 149. Police to prevent cognizable offences.1 150. Information of design to commit cognizable…2 151. Arrest to prevent the commission of cogniz…19 152. Prevention of injury to public property.2 153. Inspection of weights and measures.2 154. Information in cognizable cases.196 155. Information as to non-cognizable cases and…26 156. Police officer’s power to investigate cogn…250 157. Procedure for investigation.80 158. Report how submitted.5 159. Power to hold investigation or preliminary…13 160. Police officer’s power to require attendan…21 161. Examination of witnesses by police.773 162. Statements to police not to be signed: Use…195 163. No inducement to be offered.6 164. Recording of confessions and statements.376 164A. Medical examination of the victim of rape.9 165. Search by police officer.28 166. When officer in charge of police station m…5 166A. Letter of request to competent authority f…2 166B. Letter of request from a country or place …1 167. Procedure when investigation cannot be com…138 168. Report of investigation by subordinate pol…1 169. Release of accused when evidence deficient…34 170. Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evide…16 171. Complainant and witnesses not to be requir…1 172. Diary of proceedings in investigation.17 173. Report of police officer on completion of …506 174. Police to enquire and report on suicide, e…112 175. Power to summon persons.7 176. Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.22 177. Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.24 178. Place of inquiry or trial.22 179. Offence triable where act is done or conse…10 180. Place of trial where act is an offence by …5 181. Place of trial in case of certain offences…7 182. Offences committed by letters, etc.5 183. Offence committed on journey or voyage.1 184. Place of trial for offences triable togeth…5 185. Power to order cases to be tried in differ…1 186. High Court to decide, in case of doubt, di…8 187. Power to issue summons or warrant for offe…4 188. Offence committed outside India.16 189. Receipt of evidence relating to offences c…190. Cognizance of offences by Magistrates.167 191. Transfer on application of the accused.2 192. Making over of cases to Magistrates.5 193. Cognizance of offences by Courts of Sessio…44 194. Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges t…6 195. Prosecution for contempt of lawful authori…131 195A. Procedure for witnesses in case of threate…2 196. Prosecution for offences against the State…25 197. Prosecution of Judges and public servants.201 198. Prosecution for offences against marriage.14 198A. Prosecution of offences under section 498A…2 198B. Cognizance of offence.3 199. Prosecution for defamation.11 200. Examination of complainant.213 201. Procedure by Magistrate not competent to t…6 202. Postponement of issue of process.100 203. Dismissal of complaint.62 204. Issue of process.52 205. Magistrate may dispense with personal atte…18 206. Special summons in cases of petty offence.207. Supply to the accused of copy of police re…77 208. Supply of copies of statements and documen…7 209. Commitment of case to Court of Session whe…55 210. Procedure to be followed when there is a c…9 211. Contents of charge.17 212. Particulars as to time, place and person.3 213. When manner of committing offence must be …2 214. Words in charge taken in sense of law unde…215. Effect of errors.15 216. Court may alter charge.33 217. Recall of witnesses when charge altered.5 218. Separate charges for distinct offences.18 223. What persons may be charged jointly.20 224. Withdrawal of remaining charges on convict…225. Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor…13 226. Opening case for prosecution.8 227. Discharge.110 228. Framing of charge.33 229. Conviction on plea of guilty.3 230. Date for prosecution evidence.8 231. Evidence for prosecution.9 232. Acquittal.17 233. Entering upon defence.27 234. Arguments.11 235. Judgment of acquittal or conviction.91 236. Previous conviction.10 237. Procedure in cases instituted under sectio…8 238. Compliance with section 207.7 239. When accused shall be discharged.69 240. Framing of charge.14 241. Conviction on plea of guilty.1 242. Evidence for prosecution.7 243. Evidence for defence.8 244. Evidence for prosecution.10 245. When accused shall be discharged.33 246. Procedure where accused is not discharged.7 247. Evidence for defence.3 248. Acquittal or conviction.9 249. Absence of complainant.3 250. Compensation for accusation without reason…9 251. Substance of accusation to be stated.14 252. Conviction on plea of guilty.9 253. Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of…8 254. Procedure when not convicted.3 255. Acquittal or conviction.8 256. Non-appearance or death of complainant.13 257. Withdrawal of complaint.6 258. Power to stop proceedings in certain cases…16 259. Power of Court to convert summons-cases in…1 260. Power to try summarily.13 261. Summary trial by Magistrate of the second …2 262. Procedure for summary trials.17 263. Record in summary trials.3 264. Judgment in cases tried summarily.3 265. Language of record and judgment.265A. Application of the Chapter.265B. Application for plea bargaining.265C. Guidelines for mutually satisfactory dispo…265D. Report of the mutually satisfactory dispos…265E. Disposal of the case.265F. Judgment of the Court.265G. Finality of the judgment.265H. Power of the Court in plea bargaining.265J. Savings.265K. Statements of accused not to be used.265L. Non-application of the Chapter.266. Definitions.1 267. Power to require attendance of prisoners.5 268. Power of State Government to exclude certa…7 269. Officer in charge of prison to abstain fro…3 270. Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody…1 271. Power to issue commission for examination …3 272. Language of Courts.1 273. Evidence to be taken in presence of accuse…12 274. Record in summons-cases and inquiries.1 275. Record in warrant-cases.1 276. Record in trial before Court of Session.1 277. Language of record of evidence.2 278. Procedure in regard to such evidence when …2 279. Interpretation of evidence to accused or h…2 280. Remarks respecting demeanour of witness.2 281. Record of examination of accused.1 282. Interpreter to be bound to interpret truth…1 283. Record in High Court.1 284. When attendance of witness may be dispense…5 285. Commission to whom to be issued.1 286. Execution of commissions.287. Parties may examine witnesses.3 288. Return of commission.8 289. Adjournment of proceeding.290. Execution of foreign commissions.291. Deposition of medical witness.1 291A. Identification report of Magistrate.292. Evidence of officers of the Mint.293. Reports of certain Government scientific e…29 294. No formal proof of certain documents.15 295. Affidavit in proof of conduct of public se…296. Evidence of formal character on affidavit.3 297. Authorities before whom affidavits may be …5 298. Previous conviction or acquittal how prove…299. Record of evidence in absence of accused.13 300. Person once convicted or acquitted not to …50 301. Appearance by Public Prosecutors.11 302. Permission to conduct prosecution.21 303. Right of person against whom proceedings a…7 304. Legal aid to accused at State expense in c…13 305. Procedure when corporation or registered s…4 306. Tender of pardon to accomplice.44 307. Power to direct tender of pardon.24 308. Trial of person not complying with conditi…10 309. Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings.54 310. Local inspection.3 311. Power to summon material witness, or exami…65 311A. Power of Magistrate to order person to giv…2 312. Expenses of complainants and witnesses.1 313. Power to examine the accused.1353 314. Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments…315. Accused person to be competent witness.14 316. No influence to be used to induce disclosu…317. Provision for inquiries and trial being he…11 318. Procedure where accused does not understan…2 319. Power to proceed against other persons app…166 320. Compounding of offences.96 321. Withdrawal from prosecution.42 322. Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot…1 323. Procedure when, after commencement of inqu…7 324. Trial of persons previously convicted of o…325. Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sent…2 326. Conviction or commitment on evidence partl…5 327. Court to be open.18 328. Procedure in case of accused being lunatic…2 330. Release of person of unsound mind pending …3 331. Resumption of inquiry or trial.1 332. Procedure on accused appearing before Magi…1 333. When accused appears to have been of sound…2 334. Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsound…1 335. Person acquitted on such ground to be deta…2 336. Power of State Government to empower offic…1 338. Procedure where lunatic detained is declar…1 339. Delivery of lunatic to care of relative or…3 340. Procedure in cases mentioned in section 19…107 341. Appeal.13 342. Power to order costs.147 343. Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance.1 344. Summary procedure for trial for giving fal…8 345. Procedure in certain cases of contempt.19 346. Procedure where Court considers that case …2 347. When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deem…1 348. Discharge of offender on submission of apo…349. Imprisonment or committal of person refusi…3 350. Summary procedure for punishment for non-a…5 351. Appeals from convictions under sections 34…2 352. Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try …2 353. Judgment.7 354. Language and contents of judgment.82 355. Metropolitan Magistrate's judgment.3 356. Order for notifying address of previously …2 357. Order to pay compensation.100 357A. Victim compensation scheme.21 357B. Compensation to be in addition to fine und…2 357C. Treatment of victims.3 358. Compensation to persons groundlessly arres…359. Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases…360. Order to release on probation of good cond…57 361. Special reasons to be recorded in certain …6 362. Court not to alter judgment.42 363. Copy of judgment to be given to the accuse…7 364. Judgment when to be translated.1 365. Court of Session to send copy of finding a…1 366. Sentence of death to be submitted by Court…120 367. Power to direct further inquiry to be made…14 368. Power of High Court to confirm sentence or…10 369. Confirmation or new sentence to be signed …8 370. Procedure in case of difference of opinion…371. Procedure in cases submitted to High Court…1 372. No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided…38 373. Appeal from orders requiring security or r…374. Appeals from convictions.112 375. No appeal in certain cases when accused pl…6 376. No appeal in petty cases.7 377. Appeal by the State Government against sen…36 378. Appeal in case of acquittal.173 379. Appeal against conviction by High Court in…65 380. Special right of appeal in certain cases.2 381. Appeal to Court of Session how heard.382. Petition of appeal.2 383. Procedure when appellant in jail.384. Summary dismissal of appeal.37 385. Procedure for hearing appeals not dismisse…31 386. Powers of the Appellate Court.82 387. Judgments of Subordinate Appellate Court.1 388. Order of High Court on appeal to be certif…389. Suspension of sentence pending the appeal;…72 390. Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal…3 391. Appellate Court may take further evidence …38 392. Procedure where Judges of Court of Appeal …14 393. Finality of judgments and orders on appeal…394. Abatement of appeals.23 395. Reference to High Court.6 396. Disposal of case according to decision of …1 397. Calling for records to exercise powers of …164 398. Power to order inquiry.14 399. Sessions Judge's powers of revision.5 400. Power of Additional Sessions Judge.1 401. High Court's powers of revision.128 402. Power of High Court to withdraw or transfe…7 403. Option of Court to hear parties.26 404. Statement by Metropolitan Magistrate of gr…4 405. High Court's order to be certified to lowe…406. Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases a…51 407. Power of High Court to transfer cases and …29 408. Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases …3 409. Appeals to Court of Section how heard.7 410. Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrate…7 411. Making over or withdrawal of cases by Exec…412. Reasons to be recorded.413. Execution of order passed under section 36…3 414. Execution of sentence of death passed by H…1 415. Postponement of execution of sentence of d…7 416. Postponement of capital sentence on pregna…1 417. Power to appoint place of imprisonment.83 418. Execution of sentence of imprisonment.8 419. Direction of warrant for execution.6 420. Warrant with whom to be lodged.4 421. Warrant for levy of fine.28 422. Effect of such warrant.2 423. Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court…21 424. Suspension of execution of sentence of imp…3 425. Who may issue warrant.426. Sentence on escaped convict when to take e…3 427. Sentence on offender already sentenced for…26 428. Period of detention undergone by the accus…75 429. Saving.14 430. Return of warrant on execution of sentence…4 431. Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a …12 432. Power to suspend or remit sentences.87 433. Power to commute sentence.49 433A. Restriction on powers of remission or comm…57 434. Concurrent power of Central Government in …1 435. State Government to act after consultation…26 436. In what cases bail to be taken.20 436A. Maximum period for which an undertrial pri…13 437. When bail may be taken in case of non-bail…81 437A. Bail to require accused to appear before n…2 438. Direction for grant of bail to person appr…187 439. Special powers of High Court or Court of S…241 440. Amount of bond and reduction thereof.3 441. Bond of accused and sureties.3 441A. Declaration by sureties.1 442. Discharge from custody.443. Power to order sufficient bail when that f…444. Discharge of sureties.1 445. Deposit instead of recognizance.2 446. Procedure when bond has been forfeited.6 446A. Cancellation of bond and bail bond.447. Procedure in case of insolvency of death o…3 448. Bond required from minor.1 449. Appeal from orders under section 446.450. Power to direct levy of amount due on cert…451. Order for custody and disposal of property…26 452. Order for disposal of property at conclusi…12 453. Payment to innocent purchaser of money fou…454. Appeal against orders under section 452 or…455. Destruction of libellous and other matter.456. Power to restore possession of immovable p…3 457. Procedure by police upon seizure of proper…11 458. Procedure where no claimant appears within…459. Power to sell perishable property.1 460. Irregularities which do not vitiate procee…9 461. Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.4 462. Proceedings in wrong place.2 463. Non-compliance with provisions of section …7 464. Effect of omission to frame, or absence of…40 465. Finding or sentence when reversible by rea…55 466. Defect or error not to make attachment unl…2 467. Definitions.1 468. Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of th…58 469. Commencement of the period of limitation.11 470. Exclusion of time in certain cases.4 471. Exclusion of date on which Court is closed…2 472. Continuing offence.6 473. Extension of period of limitation in certa…24 474. Trials before High Courts.1 475. Delivery to commanding officers of persons…6 476. Forms.20 477. Power of High Court to make rules.478. Power to alter functions allocated to Exec…479. Case in which Judge or Magistrate is perso…3 480. Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrat…7 481. Public servant concerned in sale not to pu…1 482. Saving of inherent powers of High Court.1335 483. Duty of High Court to exercise continuous …4 484. Repeal and savings.5

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77. Where warrant may be executed.

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A warrant of arrest may be executed at any place in India.

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