Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 221

BNSS 221: earlier CrPC 198B

Section 221 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 198B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 221 deals with cognizance of offence. 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 221 was CrPC 198B.

Cognizance of offence.

Carried over
87% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIV
s. 198B
Cognizance of offence
No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 376B of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XV
s. 221
Cognizance of offence.
No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 67 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 198B · Cognizance of offence
BNSS 220 · Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.BNSS 222 · Prosecution for defamation.

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