Section 228 — Criminal Procedure Code

(1)

Any Judge or Magistrate may, at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceedings, after due notice to the parties, visit and inspect any place in which an offence is alleged to have been committed, or any other place which it is in his opinion necessary to view, for the purpose of properly appreciating the evidence given at such inquiry or trial, and shall without

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a unnecessary delay record a memorandum of any relevant facts observed at such inspection:

Provided that, in the case of a trial with the aid of assessors, the Judge shall not act under this section unless an order is made under section 196 for a view by the assessors.

(2)

The Judge or Magistrate may direct that the accused shall be a present, and he shall take evidence at such place or places.

(3)

Such memorandum shall form part of the record of the case.