Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 169

BNSS 169: earlier CrPC 150

Section 169 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 150 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 169 deals with information of design to commit cognizable offences. 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 169 was CrPC 150.

Information of design to commit cognizable offences.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XI
s. 150
Information of design to commit cognizable offences
Every police officer receiving information of a design to commit any cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police officer to whom he is subordinate, and to any other officer whose duty it is to prevent or take cognizance of the commission of any such offence.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XII
s. 169
Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
Every police officer receiving information of a design to commit any cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police officer to whom he is subordinate, and to any other officer whose duty it is to prevent or take cognizance of the commission of any such offence.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 150 · Information of design to commit cogn…
BNSS 168 · Police to prevent cognizable offences.BNSS 170 · Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.

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