Criminal Procedure Code · s 371

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371.
Irregularities not to vitiate proceedings
(1) Subject to the provisions of sections 369 and 370, no finding, sentence or order passed or made by a Court of competent jurisdiction shall be reversed or altered on account of -
(a) any error, omission or irregularity in the complaint, summons, warrant, charge, judgment or other proceedings before or during trial, or in any inquiry or other proceedings under this
Code;
(b) the want of any sanction required by section 132;
(c) the omission to inform an accused person of his rights under section 22 1 ;
(d) the want of qualification of any assessor;
(e) the improper admission or rejection of any evidence; or 0 any misdirection in any charge to assessors, unless such error, omission, improper admission or rejection of evidence, irregularity, want or misdirection has occasioned a failure of justice.
(2) In determining whether any error, omission or irregularity in any proceedings under this Code has occasioned a failure of justice, the
Court shall have regard to the fact whether the objection could and should have been raised at an earlier stage in the proceedings.

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s 371Irregularities not to vitiate proceedings

(1)

Subject to the provisions of sections 369 and 370, no finding, sentence or order passed or made by a Court of competent jurisdiction shall be reversed or altered on account of -

(a)

any error, omission or irregularity in the complaint, summons, warrant, charge, judgment or other proceedings before or during trial, or in any inquiry or other proceedings under this

Code;

(b)

the want of any sanction required by section 132;

(c)

the omission to inform an accused person of his rights under section 22 1 ;

(d)

the want of qualification of any assessor;

(e)

the improper admission or rejection of any evidence; or 0 any misdirection in any charge to assessors, unless such error, omission, improper admission or rejection of evidence, irregularity, want or misdirection has occasioned a failure of justice.

(2)

In determining whether any error, omission or irregularity in any proceedings under this Code has occasioned a failure of justice, the

Court shall have regard to the fact whether the objection could and should have been raised at an earlier stage in the proceedings.