Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 216

BNSS 216: earlier CrPC 195A

Section 216 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 195A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 216 deals with procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc. 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 216 was CrPC 195A.

Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.

Carried over
73% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIV
s. 195A
Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
A witness or any other person may file a complaint in relation to an offence under section 195A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XV
s. 216
Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.
A witness or any other person may file a complaint in relation to an offence under section 232 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 195A · Procedure for witnesses in case of t…
BNSS 215 · . Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence.BNSS 217 · Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence.

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