Chart of Criminal Proceedings Chart of Criminal Proceedings
Chart of Criminal Proceedings Chart of Criminal Proceedings
Type of Offences
Offence
Cognizable Non-Cognizable
Criminal Cases
Stage-1
Pre-trial Proceedings
Stage-2
Trials
Stage-3
Appeals Revision
→ Conviction Appeal → Revision is filed when
Accused prefer Conviction there are no provisions
Appeal against the order of Appeal is not given.
of Conviction.
→ Enhancement Appeal
Enhancement Appeal is prefered
by the State government (or
Central government).
→ Acquittal Appeal
Acquittal Appeal is filed against
order of Acquittal of an accused,
by the Government or if Trial was
instituted upon Private Complaint
Complainant (with leave to appeal
by court).
Complaints.
Police Complaint
When Complaint is filed to the Police it be a Police Complaint. In cases of
offences alleged are Cognizable Police files a complaint u/s 154 as a FIR (First
Investigation Report) and do the Investigation of the offence; In cases of Private
Complaint, Information by other person or upon his own knowledge court take
cognizance of any 'Cognizable Offence' Court may order to Police do
investigation u/s 156(3). Police in its Investigation Proceedings follow relevant
Provisions given in sections 161 to 172 and file a Charge sheet u/s 173 which is
considered as a Police Report [2(r)] and upon which Magistrate/court take the
cognizance of the offence. [190(2)]. The other provisions relating to Arrest and
subsequent procedure, Remand, Bail are also followed by the police.
In cases of offences are Non-Cognizable the police may do
investigation on the order of court u/s 155(2). some time police starts
investigation in the Cognizable Cases but later on its found only occurrence of
Non-Cognizable offence/s, in Both of that situations police report is becomes
the 'Complaint'.[2(d)]
Cognizable Offences
Non-Cognizable Offences
“when police do investigation u/s 155(2) and file a report u/s 173 is not
amount to a 'Complaint' like in section 2(d), its only considered as a 'Police
Report' and not as a 'Complaint.”
Private Complaints :
There are procedures of the filing Complaints in the court directly as
well as there Provisions for taking cognizance of the offence by 'upon
Information received from any person other than a police' or 'upon his own
knowledge'.
Complainants
Private Complaint(190(a))
Cognizance means court considers facts for the trial of the case. In police
complaints. However in Police Complaints police do investigation and than file
the 'Chargesheet' under section 173. where as in Complaints under section
190(a),(c) Provisions of Complaints are followed as per section 200 to 203.
Complaints
Cognizable Cases
Complaints
Non-Cognizable Cases
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