Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 284

BNSS 284: earlier CrPC 261

Section 284 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 261 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 284 deals with summary trial by Magistrate of second class. 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 284 was CrPC 261.

Summary trial by Magistrate of second class.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXI
s. 261
Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class
The High Court may confer on any Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the second class power to try summarily any offence which is punishable only with fine or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with or without fine, and any abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXII
s. 284
Summary trial by Magistrate of second class.
The High Court may confer on any Magistrate invested with the powers of a Magistrate of the second class power to try summarily any offence which is punishable only with fine or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months with or without fine, and any abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 261 · Summary trial by Magistrate of the s…
BNSS 283 · Power to try summarily.BNSS 285 · Procedure for summary trials.

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