CrPC Section 201 is now BNSS Section 224
- CrPC 201 (Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of the case) → BNSS 224 Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case
Verbatim · BNSS 224224. Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case.—If the complaint is made to a Magistrate who is not competent to take cognizance of the offence, he shall,— (a) if the complaint is in writing, return it for presentation to the proper Court with an endorsement to that effect; (b) if the complaint is not in writing, direct the complainant to the proper Court.
Read the full BNSS Section 224 →
The BNSS replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 from 1 July 2024.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.