CrPC Section 251 is now BNSS Section 274

CrPC 251 (Substance of accusation to be stated) → BNSS 274 Substance of accusation to be stated

Verbatim · BNSS 274274. Substance of accusation to be stated.—When in a summons-case the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate, the particulars of the offence of which he is accused shall be stated to him, and he shall be asked whether he pleads guilty or has any defence to make, but it shall not be necessary to frame a formal charge: Provided that if the Magistrate considers the accusation as groundless, he shall, after recording reasons in writing, release the accused and such release shall have the effect of discharge.

Read the full BNSS Section 274 →

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.