Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 249

BNSS 249: earlier CrPC 226

Section 249 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 226 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 249 deals with opening case for prosecution. The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 249 was CrPC 226.

Opening case for prosecution. · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.

Modified
96% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XVIII
s. 226
Opening case for prosecution
When the accused appears or is brought before the Court in pursuance of a commitment of the case under section 209, the prosecutor shall open his case by describing the charge brought against the accused and stating by what evidence he proposes to prove the guilt of the accused.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIX
s. 249
Opening case for prosecution.
When the accused appears or is brought before the Court, in pursuance of a commitment of the case under section 232, or under any other law for the time being in force, the prosecutor shall open his case by describing the charge brought against the accused and stating by what evidence he proposes to prove the guilt of the accused.
Text from India Code

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