Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 28

BNSS 28: earlier CrPC 34

Section 28 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 34 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 28 deals with withdrawal of powers. 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 28 was CrPC 34.

Withdrawal of powers.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. III
s. 34
Withdrawal of powers
(1) The High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, may withdraw all or any of the powers conferred by it under this Code on any person or by any officer subordinate to it.
(2) Any powers conferred by the Chief Judicial Magistrate or by the District Magistrate may be withdrawn by the respective Magistrate by whom such powers were conferred.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. III
s. 28
Withdrawal of powers.
(1) The High Court or the State Government, as the case may be, may withdraw all or any of the powers conferred by it under this Sanhita on any person or by any officer subordinate to it.
(2) Any powers conferred by the Chief Judicial Magistrate or by the District Magistrate may be withdrawn by the respective Magistrate by whom such powers were conferred
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 34 · Withdrawal of powers
BNSS 27 · Powers of officers appointed.BNSS 29 · Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office.

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