382. (1) A Magistrate to whom a complaint is made under section 379 or section 380 shall, notwithstanding anything contained in Chapter XVI, proceed, as far as may be, to deal with the case as if it were instituted on a police report.
(2) Where it is brought to the notice of such Magistrate, or of any other Magistrate to whom the case may have been transferred, that an appeal is pending against the decision arrived at in the judicial proceeding out of which the matter has arisen, he may, if he thinks fit, at any stage, adjourn the hearing of the case until such appeal is decided.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 381 Power to order costs
Section 382 Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
Section 383 Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
Section 384 Procedure in certain cases of contempt
Section 385 Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
Section 386 When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
Section 387 Discharge of offender on submission of apology
Section 388 Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
Section 389 Summary procedure for punishment for nonattendance by a witness in obedience to summons
Section 390 Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389