(1) If the Court in any case considers that a person accused of any of the offences referred to in section 345 and committed in its view or presence should be imprisoned otherwise than in default of payment of fine, or that a fine exceeding two hundred rupees should be imposed upon him, or such Court is for any other reason of opinion that the case should not be disposed of under section 345, such Court, after recording the facts constituting the offence and the statement of the accused as hereinbefore provided, may forward the case to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the same, and may require security to be given for the appearance of such person before such Magistrate, or if sufficient security is not given, shall forward such person in custody to such Magistrate.
(2) The Magistrate to whom any case is forwarded under this section shall
proceed to deal with, as far as may be, as if it were instituted on a police
report.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
343 CrPC Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
344 CrPC Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
345 CrPC Procedure in certain cases of contempt
346 CrPC Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 345
347 CrPC When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
348 CrPC Discharge of offender on submission of apology
349 CrPC Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
350 CrPC Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons