Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 204

BNSS 204: earlier CrPC 184

Section 204 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 184 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 204 deals with place of trial for offences triable together. 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 204 was CrPC 184.

Place of trial for offences triable together.

Carried over
95% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIII
s. 184
Place of trial for offences triable together
Where—
(a) the offences committed by any person are such that he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, each such offence by virtue of the provisions of section 219, section 220 or section 221, or
(b) the offence or offences committed by several persons are such that they may be charged with and tried together by virtue of the provisions of section 223, the offences may be inquired into or tried by any Court competent to inquire into or try any of the offences.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 204
Place of trial for offences triable together.
Where—
(a) the offences committed by any person are such that he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, each such offence by virtue of the provisions of section 242, section 243 or section 244; or
(b) the offence or offences committed by several persons are such that they may be charged with and tried together by virtue of the provisions of section 246, the offences may be inquired into or tried by any Court competent to inquire into or try any of the offences.
Text from India Code

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