Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 — Section 265: Language of record and Judgment

265. Language of record and Judgment.__ (1) Records made under section 263 and judgments recorded under section 264 shall be written by the presiding officer, either in English or in the language of the Court, or, if the Court to which such presiding officer is immediately subordinate so directs, in such officer’s mother-tongue.

(2)Bench may be authorized to employ clerk. The 2[Provincial Government] may authorize any Bench of Magistrates empowered to try offences summarily to prepare the aforesaid record or judgment by means of an officer appointed in this behalf by the Court to which such Bench is immediately subordinate, and the record or judgment so prepared shall be signed by each member of such Bench present taking part in the proceedings.

(3)If no such authorization be given, the record prepared by a member of the Bench and signed as aforesaid shall be the proper record.

(4)If the Bench differ in opinion, any dissentient member may write a separate judgment. 3 [CHAPTER XXIIA TRIALS BEFORE HIGH COURTS AND COURTS OF SESSION Provided that, if arty part of a statement recorded under section 161 or section 164 is such that its disclosure to the accused would be inexpedient in the public interest, such part of the statement shall be excluded from the copy of the statement furnished to the accused.

(2)In all cases instituted upon a complaint in writing,

(a)the complainant shall

(i)state in the petition of complaint the substance of the accusation, the names of his witnesses and the gist of the evidence which he is likely to adduce at the trial; and

(ii)within three days of the order of the Court under section 204 for issue of process to the accused, file in the Court for supply to the accused as many copies of the complaint and any other document which he has filed with his complaint as the number of the accused;

(b)copies of the complaint and any other documents which the complainant has filed therewith and the statements under section 200 or section 202 shall be supplied free of cost to the accused not later than seven days before the commencement of the trial.