August 6, 2013

Do you know that you can go in court and can make complaint ORALLY to any Magistrate?

Do you know that you can go in court and can make complaint orally to any Magistrate?

Yes. Sec 200 and 201 of Code of Criminal Procedure say that a complainant can give complaint to Magistrate orally or in writing.

Thereafter, Magistrate will start taking action on oral or written
complaint, as per procedure prescribed in those sections.

For more details, Plz check sections and case laws on it.


Haresh Raichura
5/8/13