Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 258 was CrPC 235.
Judgment of acquittal or conviction. · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.
Modified
96% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XVIII
s. 235
Judgment of acquittal or conviction
(1) After hearing arguments and points of law (if any), the Judge shall give a judgment in the case.
(2) If the accused is convicted, the Judge shall, unless he proceeds in accordance with the provisions of section 360, hear the accused on the questions of sentence, and then pass sentence on him according to law.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIX
s. 258
Judgment of acquittal or conviction.
(1) After hearing arguments and points of law (if any), the Judge shall give a judgment in the case, as soon as possible, within a period of thirty days from the date of completion of arguments, which may be extended to a period of forty-five days for reasons to be recorded in writing.
(2) If the accused is convicted, the Judge shall, unless he proceeds in accordance with the provisions of section 401, hear the accused on the questions of sentence, and then pass sentence on him according to law.
Text from India Code