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CrPC Section 223 is now BNSS Section 246

Verbatim · BNSS 246246. What persons may be charged jointly.—The following persons may be charged and tried together, namely:— (a) persons accused of the same offence committed in the course of the same transaction; (b) persons accused of an offence and persons accused of abetment of, or attempt to commit, such offence; (c) persons accused of more than one offence of the same kind, within the meaning of section 242 committed by them jointly within the period of twelve months; (d) persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the same transaction; (e) persons accused of an offence which include…

Read the full BNSS Section 246 →

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.