Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 123

BNSS 123: earlier CrPC 105K

Section 123 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 105K of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 123 deals with procedure in respect of letter of request. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 123 was CrPC 105K.

Procedure in respect of letter of request.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. VIIA
s. 105K
Procedure in respect of letter of request
Every letter of request, summons or warrant, received by the Central Government from, and every letter of request, summons or warrant, to be transmitted to a contracting State under this Chapter shall be transmitted to a contracting State or, as the case may be, sent to the concerned Court in India in such form and in such manner as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. VIII
s. 123
Procedure in respect of letter of request.
Every letter of request, summons or warrant, received by the Central Government from, and every letter of request, summons or warrant, to be transmitted to a contracting State under this Chapter shall be transmitted to a contracting State or, as the case may be, sent to the concerned Court in India in such form and in such manner as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
Text from India Code
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