Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 198

BNSS 198: earlier CrPC 178

Section 198 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 178 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 198 deals with place of inquiry or 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 198 was CrPC 178.

Place of inquiry or trial.

Carried over
96% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIII
s. 178
Place of inquiry or trial
(a) When it is uncertain in which of several local areas an offence was committed, or
(b) where an offence is committed partly in one local area and partly in another, or
(c) where an offence is a continuing one, and continues to be committed in more local areas than one, or
(d) where it consists of several acts done in different local areas, it may be inquired into or tried by a Court having jurisdiction over any of such local areas.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 198
Place of inquiry or trial.
(a) When it is uncertain in which of several local areas an offence was committed; or
(b) where an offence is committed partly in one local area and partly in another; or
(c) where an offence is a continuing one, and continues to be committed in more local areas than one; or
(d) where it consists of several acts done in different local areas, it may be inquired into or tried by a Court having jurisdiction over any of such local areas.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 178 · Place of inquiry or trial
BNSS 197 · Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.BNSS 199 · Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues.

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