Section 287: Judgment in cases tried summarily

Earlier law: CrPC section 264 (Judgment in cases tried summarily)

In every case tried summarily in which the accused does not plead guilty, the Magistrate shall record the substance of the evidence and a judgment containing a brief statement of the reasons for the finding.

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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the section 287

The Central Bureau of Investigation v. Mir Usman @ Ara @ Mir Usman Ali
2025 INSC 115522 September 2025Disposed of

When victim herself has stepped into witness box, whether her examination can be done in piecemeal.