Section 346 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section 346 of CRPC “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 offenses 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 offense 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.