Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Section 244: Procedure when no such admission is made

244. Procedure when no such admission is made.__ (1) 4[If the Magistrate does not convict the accused under the preceding section or] if the accused does not make such admission, the Magistrate shall proceed to hear the complainant (if any), and take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution, and also to hear the accused and take all such evidence as he produces in his defence: produced and examined, be treated as evidence in the case for all purposes subject to the provisions of the Evidence Act, 1872.]