The Criminal Procedure Code
Act No 2 of 1973, Enacted in 1973
Assent of President Jan. 25, 1974 Came in Force April 1,1974
CrPc Chapters -37, Sections- 484, Schedules- 2, Forms – 56
Schedule-I
Classification of offences
Part I.-Offences under The IPC
Divided in six parts
(1). Sections (2). Offences (3). Punishment (4).Cog. /Non Cog. (5). Bailable / Non. Bail. (6). Court
Part – II Classification of Offences Against Other Laws , Devided in 4 Parts
(1). Offence (2). Cog. /Non Cog. (3) Bailable / Non. Bail. (4) Court
Schedule-II -56 Forms 1st Summon & 56th Warrant
Table of Content
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Chapter – 1 Preliminary
- Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2. Definitions.
- Section 3. Construction of references.
- Section 4. Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws.
- Section 5. Saving.
SECTION 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- The name of this code is Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 but in short it is known as Cr.P.C
- It extends to the whole India (including J & K by the J & K Reorganization Act, 2019 w.e.f. 31-10-2019) But Only three chapters apply to Nagaland and the tribal areas:
- VIII (Security for keeping the peace and for good behaviour),
- X (Maintenance of public order and tranquility),
- XI (Preventive action of the police).
Rest provisions of CrPC are not made applicable But Concerned State Govt. may apply such provisions to whole or part of the State of nagaland or tribal areas by notification with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications
Tribal Areas– In this Section, “ tribal areas’ means the territorities which before 21st Jan.1972,were included in the tribal areas of Assam as mentioned in 6th schedule para 20 of constitution, excluding shillong municipal area.
- Came in force April1st 1974
Case Laws –Mona Puna, (1892) 16 Bom 661 It is mainly an adjective (procedural) law. The object of the Code is to provide a machinery for the punishment of offenders against the substantive criminal law e.g. Indian Penal Code, 1860. Both the Indian Penal Code and the Code of criminal Procedure should be studied together.
Hansraj, (1942)Nag 333- Absence of any provision on a particular matter in the Code does not mean that there is no such power in a criminal court which may act on the principle that every procedure should be understood as permissible till it is shown to be prohibited by law.
The Criminal Procedure Code