Principle

 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Plea Taking — Record of Plea — Sufficiency of Recording

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A plea that does not comply with Section 215 is legally insufficient. The record must show that the charge was read and explained to the accused in a language he understands, and that the accused pleaded understandingly. A perfunctory or incomplete record is a "mockery"…

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