Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Act No. 46 of 2023 · in force from 1 July 2024 · 531 sections in 39 chapters. Every section below links to its verbatim text. Search it in plain words on AskBNS.
Chapter I: Preliminary
- BNSS1 Short title, extent and commencement
- BNSS2 Definitions
- BNSS3 Construction of references
- BNSS4 Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws
- BNSS5 Saving
Chapter II: Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices
- BNSS6 Classes of Criminal Courts
- BNSS7 Territorial divisions
- BNSS8 Court of Session
- BNSS9 Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- BNSS10 Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
- BNSS11 Special Judicial Magistrates
- BNSS12 Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
- BNSS13 Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
- BNSS14 Executive Magistrates
- BNSS15 Special Executive Magistrates
- BNSS16 Local Jurisdiction of Executive
- BNSS17 Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- BNSS18 Public Prosecutors
- BNSS19 Assistant Public Prosecutors
- BNSS20 Directorate of Prosecution
Chapter III: Power of Courts
- BNSS21 Courts by which offences are triable
- BNSS22 Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
- BNSS23 Sentences which Magistrates may pass
- BNSS24 Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
- BNSS25 Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
- BNSS26 Mode of conferring powers
- BNSS27 Powers of officers appointed
- BNSS28 Withdrawal of powers
- BNSS29 Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in office
Chapter IV: Powers of Superior Officers of Police and Aid to the Magistrates and the Police
- BNSS30 Powers of superior officers of police
- BNSS31 Public when to assist Magistrates and police
- BNSS32 Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant
- BNSS33 Public to give information of certain offences
- BNSS34 Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain report
Chapter V: Arrest of Persons
- BNSS35 When police may arrest without warrant
- BNSS36 Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
- BNSS37 Designated police officer
- BNSS38 Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation
- BNSS39 Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
- BNSS40 Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
- BNSS41 Arrest by Magistrate
- BNSS42 Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest
- BNSS43 Arrest how made
- BNSS44 Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
- BNSS45 Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
- BNSS46 No unnecessary restraint
- BNSS47 Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
- BNSS48 Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend
- BNSS49 Search of arrested person
- BNSS50 Power to seize offensive weapons
- BNSS51 Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer
- BNSS52 Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
- BNSS53 Examination of arrested person by medical officer
- BNSS54 Identification of person arrested
- BNSS55 Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
- BNSS56 Health and safety of arrested person
- BNSS57 Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
- BNSS58 Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
- BNSS59 Police to report apprehensions
- BNSS60 Discharge of person apprehended
- BNSS61 Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
- BNSS62 Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita
Chapter VI: Processes to Compel Appearance
- BNSS63 Form of summons
- BNSS64 Summons how served
- BNSS65 Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
- BNSS66 Service when persons summoned cannot be found
- BNSS67 Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
- BNSS68 Service on Government servant
- BNSS69 Service of summons outside local limits
- BNSS70 Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
- BNSS71 Service of summons on witness
- BNSS72 Form of warrant of arrest and duration
- BNSS73 Power to direct security to be taken
- BNSS74 Warrants to whom directed
- BNSS75 Warrant may be directed to any person
- BNSS76 Warrant directed to police officer
- BNSS77 Notification of substance of warrant
- BNSS78 Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
- BNSS79 Where warrant may be executed
- BNSS80 Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
- BNSS81 Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
- BNSS82 Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued
- BNSS83 Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
- BNSS84 Proclamation for person absconding
- BNSS85 Attachment of property of person absconding
- BNSS86 Identification and attachment of property of proclaimed person
- BNSS87 Claims and objections to attachment
- BNSS88 Release, sale and restoration of attached property
- BNSS89 Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property
- BNSS90 Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons
- BNSS91 Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance
- BNSS92 Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance
- BNSS93 Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest
Chapter VII: Processes to Compel the Production of Things
- BNSS94 Summons to produce document or other thing
- BNSS95 Procedure as to letters
- BNSS96 When search-warrant may be issued
- BNSS97 Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc
- BNSS98 Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for same
- BNSS99 Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
- BNSS100 Search for persons wrongfully confined
- BNSS101 Power to compel restoration of abducted females
- BNSS102 Direction, etc., of search-warrants
- BNSS103 Persons in charge of closed place to allow search
- BNSS104 Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
- BNSS105 Recording of search and seizure through audio-video electronic means
- BNSS106 Power of police officer to seize certain property
- BNSS107 Attachment, forfeiture or restoration of property
- BNSS108 Magistrate may direct search in his presence
- BNSS109 Power to impound document, etc., produced
- BNSS110 Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes
Chapter VIII: Reciprocal Arrangements for Assistance in Certain Matters and Procedure for Attachment and Forfeiture of Property
- BNSS111 Definitions
- BNSS112 Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India
- BNSS113 Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
- BNSS114 Assistance in securing transfer of persons
- BNSS115 Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property
- BNSS116 Identifying unlawfully acquired property
- BNSS117 Seizure or attachment of property
- BNSS118 Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
- BNSS119 Notice of forfeiture of property
- BNSS120 Forfeiture of property in certain cases
- BNSS121 Fine in lieu of forfeiture
- BNSS122 Certain transfers to be null and void
- BNSS123 Procedure in respect of letter of request
- BNSS124 Application of this Chapter
Chapter IX: Security for Keeping the Peace and for Good Behaviour
- BNSS125 Security for keeping peace on conviction
- BNSS126 Security for keeping peace in other cases
- BNSS127 Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating certain matters
- BNSS128 Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
- BNSS129 Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
- BNSS130 Order to be made
- BNSS131 Procedure in respect of person present in Court
- BNSS132 Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
- BNSS133 Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
- BNSS134 Power to dispense with personal attendance
- BNSS135 Inquiry as to truth of information
- BNSS136 Order to give security
- BNSS137 Discharge of person informed against
- BNSS138 Commencement of period for which security is required
- BNSS139 Contents of bond
- BNSS140 Power to reject sureties
- BNSS141 Imprisonment in default of security
- BNSS142 Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
- BNSS143 Security for unexpired period of bond
Chapter X: Order for Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents
- BNSS144 Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents
- BNSS145 Procedure
- BNSS146 Alteration in allowance
- BNSS147 Enforcement of order of maintenance
Chapter XI: Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquillity
- BNSS148 Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
- BNSS149 Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
- BNSS150 Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
- BNSS151 Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150
- BNSS152 Conditional order for removal of nuisance
- BNSS153 Service or notification of order
- BNSS154 Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
- BNSS155 Penalty for failure to comply with section 154
- BNSS156 Procedure where existence of public right is denied
- BNSS157 Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show cause
- BNSS158 Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
- BNSS159 Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
- BNSS160 Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
- BNSS161 Injunction pending inquiry
- BNSS162 Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance
- BNSS163 Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
- BNSS164 Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
- BNSS165 Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
- BNSS166 Dispute concerning right of use of land or water
- BNSS167 Local inquiry
Chapter XII: Preventive Action of the Police
- BNSS168 Police to prevent cognizable offences
- BNSS169 Information of design to commit cognizable offences
- BNSS170 Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
- BNSS171 Prevention of injury to public property
- BNSS172 Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
Chapter XIII: Information to the Police and Their Powers to Investigate
- BNSS173 Information in cognizable cases
- BNSS174 Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
- BNSS175 Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case
- BNSS176 Procedure for investigation
- BNSS177 Report how submitted
- BNSS178 Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
- BNSS179 Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
- BNSS180 Examination of witnesses by police
- BNSS181 Statements to police and use thereof
- BNSS182 No inducement to be offered
- BNSS183 Recording of confessions and statements
- BNSS184 Medical examination of victim of rape
- BNSS185 Search by police officer
- BNSS186 When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant
- BNSS187 Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
- BNSS188 Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
- BNSS189 Release of accused when evidence deficient
- BNSS190 Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient
- BNSS191 Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint
- BNSS192 Diary of proceedings in investigation
- BNSS193 Report of police officer on completion of investigation
- BNSS194 Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc
- BNSS195 Power to summon persons
- BNSS196 Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
Chapter XIV: Jurisdiction of the Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials
- BNSS197 Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
- BNSS198 Place of inquiry or trial
- BNSS199 Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
- BNSS200 Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
- BNSS201 Place of trial in case of certain offences
- BNSS202 Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc
- BNSS203 Offence committed on journey or voyage
- BNSS204 Place of trial for offences triable together
- BNSS205 Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
- BNSS206 High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
- BNSS207 Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
- BNSS208 Offence committed outside India
- BNSS209 Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
Chapter XV: Conditions Requisite for Initiation of Proceedings
- BNSS210 Cognizance of offences by Magistrate
- BNSS211 Transfer on application of accused
- BNSS212 Making over of cases to Magistrates
- BNSS213 Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
- BNSS214 Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- BNSS215 Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
- BNSS216 Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
- BNSS217 Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
- BNSS218 Prosecution of Judges and public servants
- BNSS219 Prosecution for offences against marriage
- BNSS220 Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- BNSS221 Cognizance of offence
- BNSS222 Prosecution for defamation
Chapter XVI: Complaints to Magistrates
- BNSS223 Examination of complainant
- BNSS224 Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case
- BNSS225 Postponement of issue of process
- BNSS226 Dismissal of complaint
Chapter XVII: Commencement of Proceedings Before Magistrates
- BNSS227 Issue of process
- BNSS228 Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
- BNSS229 Special summons in cases of petty offence
- BNSS230 Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents
- BNSS231 Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
- BNSS232 Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
- BNSS233 Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same offence
Chapter XVIII: The Charge
- BNSS234 Contents of charge
- BNSS235 Particulars as to time, place and person
- BNSS236 When manner of committing offence must be stated
- BNSS237 Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
- BNSS238 Effect of errors
- BNSS239 Court may alter charge
- BNSS240 Recall of witnesses when charge altered
- BNSS241 Separate charges for distinct offences
- BNSS242 Offences of same kind within year may be charged together
- BNSS243 Trial for more than one offence
- BNSS244 Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
- BNSS245 When offence proved included in offence charged
- BNSS246 What persons may be charged jointly
- BNSS247 Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
Chapter XIX: Trial Before a Court of Session
- BNSS248 Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
- BNSS249 Opening case for prosecution
- BNSS250 Discharge
- BNSS251 Framing of charge
- BNSS252 Conviction on plea of guilty
- BNSS253 Date for prosecution evidence
- BNSS254 Evidence for prosecution
- BNSS255 Acquittal
- BNSS256 Entering upon defence
- BNSS257 Arguments
- BNSS258 Judgment of acquittal or conviction
- BNSS259 Previous conviction
- BNSS260 Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222
Chapter XX: Trial of Warrant-cases by Magistrates
- BNSS261 Compliance with section 230
- BNSS262 When accused shall be discharged
- BNSS263 Framing of charge
- BNSS264 Conviction on plea of guilty
- BNSS265 Evidence for prosecution
- BNSS266 Evidence for defence
- BNSS267 Evidence for prosecution
- BNSS268 When accused shall be discharged
- BNSS269 Procedure where accused is not discharged
- BNSS270 Evidence for defence
- BNSS271 Acquittal or conviction
- BNSS272 Absence of complainant
- BNSS273 Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
Chapter XXI: Trial of Summons-cases by Magistrates
- BNSS274 Substance of accusation to be stated
- BNSS275 Conviction on plea of guilty
- BNSS276 Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
- BNSS277 Procedure when not convicted
- BNSS278 Acquittal or conviction
- BNSS279 Non-appearance or death of complainant
- BNSS280 Withdrawal of complaint
- BNSS281 Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
- BNSS282 Power of Court to convert summonscases into warrant-cases
Chapter XXII: Summary Trials
- BNSS283 Power to try summarily
- BNSS284 Summary trial by Magistrate of second class
- BNSS285 Procedure for summary trials
- BNSS286 Record in summary trials
- BNSS287 Judgment in cases tried summarily
- BNSS288 Language of record and judgment
Chapter XXIII: Plea Bargaining
- BNSS289 Application of Chapter
- BNSS290 Application for plea bargaining
- BNSS291 Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition
- BNSS292 Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court
- BNSS293 Disposal of case
- BNSS294 Judgment of Court
- BNSS295 Finality of judgment
- BNSS296 Power of Court in plea bargaining
- BNSS297 Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
- BNSS298 Savings
- BNSS299 Statements of accused not to be used
- BNSS300 Non-application of Chapter
Chapter XXIV: Attendance of Persons Confined or Detained in Prisons
- BNSS301 Definitions
- BNSS302 Power to require attendance of prisoners
- BNSS303 Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302
- BNSS304 Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
- BNSS305 Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
- BNSS306 Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
Chapter XXV: Evidence in Inquiries and Trials
- BNSS307 Language of Courts
- BNSS308 Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
- BNSS309 Record in summonscases and inquiries
- BNSS310 Record in warrant-cases
- BNSS311 Record in trial before Court of Session
- BNSS312 Language of record of evidence
- BNSS313 Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
- BNSS314 Interpretation of evidence to accused or his advocate
- BNSS315 Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
- BNSS316 Record of examination of accused
- BNSS317 Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
- BNSS318 Record in High Court
- BNSS319 When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
- BNSS320 Commission to whom to be issued
- BNSS321 Execution of commissions
- BNSS322 Parties may examine witnesses
- BNSS323 Return of commission
- BNSS324 Adjournment of proceeding
- BNSS325 Execution of foreign commissions
- BNSS326 Deposition of medical witness
- BNSS327 Identification report of Magistrate
- BNSS328 Evidence of officers of Mint
- BNSS329 Reports of certain Government scientific experts
- BNSS330 No formal proof of certain documents
- BNSS331 Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
- BNSS332 Evidence of formal character on affidavit
- BNSS333 Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
- BNSS334 Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
- BNSS335 Record of evidence in absence of accused
- BNSS336 Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases
Chapter XXVI: General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials
- BNSS337 Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
- BNSS338 Appearance by Public Prosecutors
- BNSS339 Permission to conduct prosecution
- BNSS340 Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
- BNSS341 Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
- BNSS342 Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
- BNSS343 Tender of pardon to accomplice
- BNSS344 Power to direct tender of pardon
- BNSS345 Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
- BNSS346 Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
- BNSS347 Local inspection
- BNSS348 Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
- BNSS349 Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc
- BNSS350 Expenses of complainants and witnesses
- BNSS351 Power to examine accused
- BNSS352 Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
- BNSS353 Accused person to be competent witness
- BNSS354 No influence to be used to induce disclosure
- BNSS355 Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases
- BNSS356 Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender
- BNSS357 Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
- BNSS358 Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
- BNSS359 Compounding of offences
- BNSS360 Withdrawal from prosecution
- BNSS361 Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of
- BNSS362 Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
- BNSS363 Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property
- BNSS364 Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
- BNSS365 Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
- BNSS366 Court to be open
Chapter XXVII: Provisions as to Accused Persons of Unsound Mind
- BNSS367 Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind
- BNSS368 Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
- BNSS369 Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial
- BNSS370 Resumption of inquiry or trial
- BNSS371 Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
- BNSS372 When accused appears to have been of sound mind
- BNSS373 Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
- BNSS374 Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody
- BNSS375 Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
- BNSS376 Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence
- BNSS377 Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released
- BNSS378 Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend
Chapter XXVIII: Provisions as to Offences Affecting the Administration of Justice
- BNSS379 Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215
- BNSS380 Appeal
- BNSS381 Power to order costs
- BNSS382 Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
- BNSS383 Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
- BNSS384 Procedure in certain cases of contempt
- BNSS385 Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
- BNSS386 When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
- BNSS387 Discharge of offender on submission of apology
- BNSS388 Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
- BNSS389 Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
- BNSS390 Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389
- BNSS391 Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
Chapter XXIX: The Judgment
- BNSS392 Judgment
- BNSS393 Language and contents of judgment
- BNSS394 Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
- BNSS395 Order to pay compensation
- BNSS396 Victim compensation scheme
- BNSS397 Treatment of victims
- BNSS398 Witness protection scheme
- BNSS399 Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
- BNSS400 Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
- BNSS401 Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
- BNSS402 Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
- BNSS403 Court not to alter judgment
- BNSS404 Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons
- BNSS405 Judgment when to be translated
- BNSS406 Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
Chapter XXX: Submission of Death Sentences for Confirmation
- BNSS407 Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
- BNSS408 Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
- BNSS409 Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
- BNSS410 Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges
- BNSS411 Procedure in case of difference of opinion
- BNSS412 Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
Chapter XXXI: Appeals
- BNSS413 No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
- BNSS414 Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behavior
- BNSS415 Appeals from convictions
- BNSS416 No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
- BNSS417 No appeal in petty cases
- BNSS418 Appeal by State Government against sentence
- BNSS419 Appeal in case of acquittal
- BNSS420 Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
- BNSS421 Special right of appeal in certain cases
- BNSS422 Appeal to Court of Session how heard
- BNSS423 Petition of appeal
- BNSS424 Procedure when appellant in jail
- BNSS425 Summary dismissal of appeal
- BNSS426 Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
- BNSS427 Powers of Appellate Court
- BNSS428 Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
- BNSS429 Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
- BNSS430 Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
- BNSS431 Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
- BNSS432 Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
- BNSS433 Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
- BNSS434 Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
- BNSS435 Abatement of appeals
Chapter XXXII: Reference and Revision
- BNSS436 Reference to High Court
- BNSS437 Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
- BNSS438 Calling for records to exercise powers of revision
- BNSS439 Power to order inquiry
- BNSS440 Sessions Judge's powers of revision
- BNSS441 Power of Additional Sessions Judge
- BNSS442 High Court's powers of revision
- BNSS443 Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
- BNSS444 Option of Court to hear parties
- BNSS445 High Court's order to be certified to lower Court
Chapter XXXIII: Transfer of Criminal Cases
- BNSS446 Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
- BNSS447 Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
- BNSS448 Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals
- BNSS449 Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
- BNSS450 Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
- BNSS451 Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
- BNSS452 Reasons to be recorded
Chapter XXXIV: Execution, Suspension, Remission and Commutation of Sentences
- BNSS453 Execution of order passed under section 409
- BNSS454 Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
- BNSS455 Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
- BNSS456 Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
- BNSS457 Power to appoint place of imprisonment
- BNSS458 Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- BNSS459 Direction of warrant for execution
- BNSS460 Warrant with whom to be lodged
- BNSS461 Warrant for levy of fine
- BNSS462 Effect of such warrant
- BNSS463 Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend
- BNSS464 Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
- BNSS465 Who may issue warrant
- BNSS466 Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect
- BNSS467 Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
- BNSS468 Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
- BNSS469 Saving
- BNSS470 Return of warrant on execution of sentence
- BNSS471 Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
- BNSS472 Mercy petition in death sentence cases
- BNSS473 Power to suspend or remit sentences
- BNSS474 Power to commute sentence
- BNSS475 Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
- BNSS476 Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
- BNSS477 State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases
Chapter XXXV: Provisions as to Bail and Bonds
- BNSS478 In what cases bail to be taken
- BNSS479 Maximum period for which under trial prisoner can be detained
- BNSS480 When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
- BNSS481 Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court
- BNSS482 Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- BNSS483 Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
- BNSS484 Amount of bond and reduction thereof
- BNSS485 Bond of accused and sureties
- BNSS486 Declaration by sureties
- BNSS487 Discharge from custody
- BNSS488 Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- BNSS489 Discharge of sureties
- BNSS490 Deposit instead of recognizance
- BNSS491 Procedure when bond has been forfeited
- BNSS492 Cancellation of bond and bail bond
- BNSS493 Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
- BNSS494 Bond required from child
- BNSS495 Appeal from orders under section 491
- BNSS496 Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
Chapter XXXVI: Disposal of Property
- BNSS497 Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
- BNSS498 Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
- BNSS499 Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
- BNSS500 Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499
- BNSS501 Destruction of libellous and other matter
- BNSS502 Power to restore possession of immovable property
- BNSS503 Procedure by police upon seizure of property
- BNSS504 Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
- BNSS505 Power to sell perishable property
Chapter XXXVII: Irregular Proceedings
- BNSS506 Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
- BNSS507 Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
- BNSS508 Proceedings in wrong place
- BNSS509 Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316
- BNSS510 Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
- BNSS511 Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
- BNSS512 Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
Chapter XXXVIII: Limitation for Taking Cognizance of Certain Offences
- BNSS513 Definitions
- BNSS514 Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation
- BNSS515 Commencement of period of limitation
- BNSS516 Exclusion of time in certain cases
- BNSS517 Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
- BNSS518 Continuing offence
- BNSS519 Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous
- BNSS520 Trials before High Courts
- BNSS521 Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- BNSS522 Forms
- BNSS523 Power of High Court to make rules
- BNSS524 Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- BNSS525 Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- BNSS526 Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
- BNSS527 Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- BNSS528 Saving of inherent powers of High Court
- BNSS529 Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
- BNSS530 Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
- BNSS531 Repeal and savings