Dishonour of Cheque--Plea of Guilty--Subsequent Challenge to Conviction Not Maintainable
A plea of guilty recorded by a Magistrate in a cheque dishonour case, following the procedure for summons trial under Chapter XX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, does not suffer from illegality merely because the accused later claims ignorance of consequences. Under Section 251 CrPC, the Magistrate is required to state the particulars of the offence to the accused and record whether he pleads guilty. Compliance with this procedure forecloses a subsequent challenge to the conviction under the extraordinary jurisdiction of Section 528 BNSS, particularly where the accused underwent the substantive sentence without protest and raised objections only upon execution of a distraint warrant.
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