Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 261

BNSS 261: earlier CrPC 238

Section 261 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 261 deals with compliance with section 230. 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 261 was CrPC 238.

Compliance with section 230.

Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIX
s. 238
Compliance with section 207
When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate at the commencement of the trial, the Magistrate shall satisfy himself that he has complied with the provisions of section 207.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XX
s. 261
Compliance with section 230.
When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate at the commencement of the trial, the Magistrate shall satisfy himself that he has complied with the provisions of section 230.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 238 · Compliance with section 207
BNSS 260 · Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222.BNSS 262 · When accused shall be discharged.

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