Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 175

BNSS 175: earlier CrPC 156(1), 156(2) and 156(3)

Section 175 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Sections 156(1), 156(2) and 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 175 deals with police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case. The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. 175(4) is new. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 175 was CrPC 156(1), 156(2) and 156(3).

Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case. · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. 175(4) is new.

Modified
98% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XII
s. 156(1)of section 156
Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case
(1) Any officer in charge of a police station may, without the order of a Magistrate, investigate any cognizable case which a Court having jurisdiction over the local area within the limits of such station would have power to inquire into or try under the provisions of Chapter XIII.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIII
s. 175(1)of section 175
Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case.
(1) Any officer in charge of a police station may, without the order of a Magistrate, investigate any cognizable case which a Court having jurisdiction over the local area within the limits of such station would have power to inquire into or try under the provisions of Chapter XIV:
Provided that considering the nature and gravity of the offence, the Superintendent of Police may require the Deputy Superintendent of Police to investigate the case.
Text from India Code

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