261. When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate at the commencement of the trial, the Magistrate shall satisfy himself that he has complied with the provisions of section 230.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 261: Compliance with section 230
Chapter XX — Trial of Warrant-cases by Magistrates
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).