Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , CRPC Section 251
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CRPC Section 251
Substance of accusation to be stated .—When in a summo ns-case the accused appears or is brought
before the Magistrate, the particulars of the offence of which he is accused shall be stated to him, and he shall be asked whether he pleads guilty or has any defence to make, but it shall not be necessary to frame a formal charge.