Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 154

BNSS 154: earlier CrPC 135

Section 154 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 154 deals with person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause. The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 154 was CrPC 135.

Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause. · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.

Modified
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. X
s. 135
Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
The person against whom such order is made shall—
(a) perform, within the time and in the manner specified in the order, the act directed thereby; or
(b) appear in accordance with such order and show cause against the same.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XI
s. 154
Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause.
The person against whom such order is made shall—
(a) perform, within the time and in the manner specified in the order, the act directed thereby; or
(b) appear in accordance with such order and show cause against the same; and such appearance or hearing may be permitted through audio-video conferencing.
Text from India Code

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