· “Summon case” means a case relating to an offence, not being a warrant
case.
· Summon cases can be referred from the definition of the warrant case i.e., offences punishable with death, imprisonment for life and imprisonment for the terms exceeding two years called as warrant cases.
· So summon cases are those in which punishment will not exceed imprisonment for two years.
· It can be said that summon cases are not of serious nature, so it needs to be decided speedily, without dispensing the requisites of the fair trial.
· The procedure to deal with such matter provided in section 251 to 259 of Cr.P.C, 1973 which is not as serious/formal as other trials (Session trial, warrant case instituted on the police report and warrant cases instituted otherwise than on police report.
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