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A "**summons case**" under Section 2(w) of the CrPC is best described as:
A{'text': 'A case relating to an offence and not being a warrant case', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': 'Any case relating to an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life under any provision of the Indian Penal Code or any other law in force', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': 'Any case relating to an offence triable exclusively by the Sessions Court under the provisions of the Code or any other law in force in India', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': 'Any case in which the accused is alleged to have committed an offence outside the territorial limits of any State of India under the provisions of the Code', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. {'text': 'A case relating to an offence and not being a warrant case', 'label': 'A'}
1. Section 2(w) CrPC defines "summons case" as a **case relating to an offence and not being a warrant case**.
2. Read with section 2(x), a warrant case is one for an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment exceeding two years.
3. So summons cases are the residual category — offences punishable with imprisonment up to two years or with fine only.
4. The procedure for summons cases is provided in Chapter XX CrPC.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 10 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), pp. 244-249._
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