What was BNSS 213 in the CrPC?

BNSS 213: earlier CrPC 193

Section 213 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 193 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 213 deals with cognizance of offences by Court of Session. 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 213 was CrPC 193.

Cognizance of offences by Court of Session.

Carried over

96% of the old wording kept

Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIV

s. 193

Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session

Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Code or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court of Session shall take cognizance of any offence as a Court of original jurisdiction unless the case has been committed to it by a Magistrate under this Code.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XV

s. 213

Cognizance of offences by Court of Session.

Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Sanhita or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court of Session shall take cognizance of any offence as a Court of original jurisdiction unless the case has been committed to it by a Magistrate under this Sanhita.

Text from India Code