Commentary on Sections Section: 306: Limit on period of detention without charge of suspected terrorists Section 308: Non-appearance of defendant: plea of guilty
663.This section extends the cases in which a defendant in the magistrates’ court can plead guilty and be dealt with in his absence. At present this is not possible where the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding 3 months, but it will be possible in the future by virtue of this section.