Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 302
Permission to conduct prosecution.—(1) Any Magistrate inquiring into or trying a case may permit the
302. Permission to conduct prosecution.—(1) Any Magistrate inquiring into or trying a case may permit the prosecution to be conducted by any person other than a police officer below the rank of inspector; but no person, other than the Advocate-General or Government Advocate or a Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor, 133
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shall be entitled to do so without such permission:
Provided that no police officer shall be permitted to conduct the prosecution if he has taken part in the
investigation into the offence with respect to which the accused is being prosecuted.
(2) Any person conducting the prosecution may do so personally or by a pleader.
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Judgments citing Section 302
- Calcutta High Court 07 Jul 2026 — wbchca0432522019_1_2026-07-07
- Gujarat High Court 07 Jul 2026 — gjhc240530602020_1_2026-07-07
- Chhattisgarh High Court 18 Jun 2026 — cghc010311962024_1_2026-06-18
- Jharkhand High Court 09 Jun 2026 — jhhc010087722020_1_2026-06-09
- Madras High Court 01 Jun 2026 — hcmd010062672026_1_2026-06-01
- Delhi High Court 29 May 2026 — dlhc010384232025_1_2026-05-29
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 19 May 2026 — phhc010866552025_1_2026-05-19
- Himachal Pradesh High Court 19 May 2026 — hphc010239382024_1_2026-05-19
- Chhattisgarh High Court 14 May 2026 — cghc010326622016_1_2026-05-14
- Chhattisgarh High Court 11 May 2026 — cghc010122252026_1_2026-05-11
- Chhattisgarh High Court 27 Apr 2026 — cghc010111352024_1_2026-04-27
- Rajasthan High Court 18 Apr 2026 — rjhc020373742014_1_2026-04-18
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 18 Apr 2026 — phhc010636042026_1_2026-04-18
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 17 Apr 2026 — phhc010599562026_1_2026-04-17
- Allahabad High Court 16 Apr 2026 — uphc015129542024_1_2026-04-16
- Rajasthan High Court 16 Apr 2026 — rjhc021106822018_1_2026-04-16
- Rajasthan High Court 16 Apr 2026 — rjhc020946832018_1_2026-04-16
- Rajasthan High Court 16 Apr 2026 — rjhc020121562019_1_2026-04-16
- Karnataka High Court 10 Apr 2026 — kahc010424572025_1_2026-04-10
- Delhi High Court 08 Apr 2026 — dlhc010014242025_1_2026-04-08
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