Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 260 in BNSS
Power to try summarily. Section 260 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power to try summarily) corresponds to Section 283 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
A summary trial may be conducted for an offence punishable with imprisonment up to:
Answer & explanation
Three years
§ 283 BNSS extended summary trial to offences punishable up to three years, from two under the CrPC.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 255 | Acquittal or conviction in summons case | 278 |
| 256 | Non-appearance or death of complainant | 279 |
| 257 | Withdrawal of complaint | 280 |
| 262 | Procedure for summary trials | 285 |
| 265A | Application of the Chapter on plea bargaining | 289 |
| 273 | Evidence to be taken in presence of accused | 308 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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