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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Act No. 46 of 2023

Chapter XX — TRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATES A.—Cases instituted on a police report

Section 264. Conviction on plea of guilty.

Gazette p. 85

If the accused pleads guilty, the Magistrate shall record the plea and may, in his discretion, convict him thereon.