https://www.taxtmi.com/acts?id=42437 Section 251 governs framing of charge: if the offence is not exclusively triable by the Court of Session, the Judge may frame a charge and transfer the case to a Chief Judicial Magistrate or first-class Judicial Magistrate to be tried as a warrant-case on police report; if the offence is exclusively triable by the Court of Session, the Judge must frame a written charge within the prescribed pre-trial period. When a written charge is framed under the exclusive-trial provision, the charge must be read and explained to the accused physically or via audio-video, and the accused must be asked whether he pleads guilty or claims to be tried. en-us Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:18:48 +0530 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:18:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/acts?id=42437 Section 251 governs framing of charge: if the offence is not exclusively triable by the Court of Session, the Judge may frame a charge and transfer the case to a Chief Judicial Magistrate or first-class Judicial Magistrate to be tried as a warrant-case on police report; if the offence is exclusively triable by the Court of Session, the Judge must frame a written charge within the prescribed pre-trial period. When a written charge is framed under the exclusive-trial provision, the charge must be read and explained to the accused physically or via audio-video, and the accused must be asked whether he pleads guilty or claims to be tried. Act-Rules Bharatiya Nyaya Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:18:48 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/acts?id=42437