Section 225 of CRPC "Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor"
In every trial before a Court of Session, the prosecution shall be conducted by a Public Prosecutor.
Section 226 of CRPC "Opening case for prosecution"
When the accused appears or is brought before the Court in pursuance of a commitment of the case under section 209, the prosecutor shall open his case by describing the charge brought against the accused and stating by what evidence he proposes to prove the guilt of the accused.
Section 227 of CRPC "Discharge"
If, upon consideration of the record of the case and
the documents submitted therewith, and after hearing
the submissions of the accused and the prosecution
in this behalf, the Judge considers that there is
not sufficient ground for proceeding against the
accused, he shall discharge the accused and record
his reasons for so doing.
Section 228 of CRPC "Framing of charge"
(1) If, after such consideration and hearing as aforesaid, the Judge is of opinion that there is ground for presuming that the accused has committed an offence which-
(a) is not exclusively triable by the Court of Session, he may, frame a charge against the accused and, by order, transfer the case for trial to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, 1 [or any other Judicial Magistrate of the first class and direct the accused to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, or, as the case may be, the Judicial Magistrate of the first class, on such date as he deems fit, and thereupon such Magistrate] shall try the offence in accordance with the procedure for the trial of warrant-cases instituted on a police report;
(b) is exclusively triable by the Court, he shall frame in writing a charge against the accused.
(2) Where the Judge frames any charge under clause (b) of sub-section (1), the charge shall be read and explained to the accused and the accused shall be asked whether he pleads guilty of the offence charged or claims to be tried.
STATE AMENDMENT
Chhattisgarh
In sub-section (2) of section 228 of the Principal Act, after the word "to
the accused" the following shall be added, namely: -
"present in person of through the medium of electronic video linkage and being represented by his pleader in the Court."
[Vide Chhattisgarh Act 13 of 2006, s. 4.]
Karnataka
Amendment of section 228.-- In section 228 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), in sub-section (1), in clause (a),
for the words "to the Chief Judicial Magistrate and thereupon the Chief
Judicial Magistrate" the words "to the Chief Judicial Magistrate or to any
Judicial Magistrate competent to try the case and thereupon the Chief
Judicial Magistrate or such other Judicial magistrate to whom the case may
have been transferred" shall be substituted.
[Vide Karnataka Act 22 of 1994, s. 2.]
West Bengal
In section 228 of the said Code, in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section
228, for the words "to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and thereupon the
Chief Judicial Magistrate" the words "to the Chief Judicial Magistrate or to
any Judicial Magistrate competent to try the case, and thereupon the Chief
Judicial Magistrate or such other Judicial Magistrate to whom the case may
have been transferred" shall be substituted.
[Vide West Bengal Act 63 of
1978, s. 3.]
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1. Subs. by Act 25 of 2005, s. 22, for certain words (w.e.f. 23-6-2006).
TRIAL BEFORE A COURT OF SESSION
Cases instituted otherwise than on police report
Conclusion of trial