(3) When by any law for the time being in force any process fees or other fees are payable, no process
shall be issued until the fees are paid, and, if such fees are not paid within a reasonable time, the 1[Court]
may dismiss the complaint.
205. Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused._(1) Whenever a Magistrate
issues a summons, he may, if he sees reasons so to do, dispense with the personal attendance of the accused,
and permit him to appear by his pleader.
(2) But the Magistrate inquiring into or trying the case may, in his discretion, at any stage of the
proceedings, direct the personal attendance of the accused, and, if necessary, enforce such attendance in
manner hereinbefore provided.
2[CHAPTER XVIII.__ Of Inquiry into Cases triable by the Court of Session or High Court.] Omitted
by The Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (XII of 1972), s.2 and Sch.
CHAPTER XIX
OF THE CHARGE
Form of Charges
221. Charge to state offence.__ (1) Every charge under this Code shall state the offence with which the
accused is charged.
(2) Specific name of offence sufficient description. If the law which creates the offence gives it any
specific name, the offence may be described in the charge by that name only.
(3) How stated where offence has no specific name. If the law which creates the offence does not give
it any specific name, so much of the definition of the offence must be stated as to give the accused notice of
the matter with which he is charged.
(4) The law and section of the law against which the offence is said to have been committed shall be
mentioned in the charge.
(5) What implied in charge. The fact that the charge is made is equivalent to a statement that every
legal condition required by law to constitute the offence charged was fulfilled in the particular case.
[(6) Language of charge. The charge shall be written either in English or in the language of the Court.]
3
1 Subs. by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s.2 and sch., for “Magistrate”.
2 Chapter XVIII was previously amended by the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1923 (12 of 1923), s. 9, A.O., 1949, Sch., Code of Criminal Precedure (Amdt.) Act, 1923 (18 of 1923), s. 57 and A.O,
1937.
3 Subs. by A.O., 1949, Sch., for the Original subsection (6).
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