law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  346.Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under
  
  section 345.-
  (1) If the Court in any case considers that a
  
  person accused of any of the offences referred to in section 345 and committed
  
  in its view or presence should be imprisoned otherwise than in default of
  
  payment of fine, or that a fine exceeding two hundred rupees should be imposed
  
  upon him, or such Court is for any other reason of opinion that the case should
  
  not be disposed of under section 345, such Court, after recording the facts
  
  constituting the offence and the statement of the accused as hereinbefore
  
  provided, may forward the case to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the
  
  same, and may require security to be given for the appearance of such person
  
  before such Magistrate, or if sufficient security is not given shall forward
  
  such person in custody to such Magistrate.
  (2) The Magistrate to whom any case is forwarded under this section shall
  
  proceed to deal with, as far as may be, as if it were instituted on a police
  
  report.