BNSS221
BNSS Section 221: Cognizance of offence
Verbatim · BNSS221. Cognizance of offence.— No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 67 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.
Cite as: Section 221, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)