Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 197

BNSS 197: earlier CrPC 177

Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 177 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 197 deals with ordinary place of inquiry and trial. 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 197 was CrPC 177.

Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIII
s. 177
Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 197
Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.
Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 177 · Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
BNSS 196 · Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.BNSS 198 · Place of inquiry or trial.

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