For the purposes of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the classification of summons case &…

Under the definitions in section 2(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 2(w) and (x) CrPC), a warrant-case relates to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years, and every other case is a summons-case. The classification decides which trial procedure applies (Chapters XX and XXI) and, under section 227, whether a summons or a warrant is ordinarily issued, so it "Helps in deciding both the trial procedure and the process to be issued". Whether an offence is bailable is fixed separately by the First Schedule.