CrPC 253 — Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

(1) Where  a  summons  has  been
issued  under  section  206  and  the  accused  desires  to  plead  guilty  to  the  charge  without  appearing  before  the
Magistrate,  he  shall  transmit  to  the  Magistrate,  by  post  or  by  messenger,  a  letter  containing  his  plea  and  also  the amount of fine specified in the summons.
(2) The Magistrate may, in his discretion, convict the accused in his absence, on his plea of guilty and sentence
him to pay the fine specified in the summons, and the amount transmitted by the accused shall be adjusted towards
that  fine,  or  where  a  pleader  authorised  by  the  accused  in  this  behalf  pleads  guilty  on  behalf  of  the  accused,  the
Magistrate  shall  record  the  plea  as  nearly  as  possible  in  the  words  used  by  the  pleader  and  may,  in  his  discretion, convict the accused on such plea and sentence him as aforesaid.

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