Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 287

BNSS 287: earlier CrPC 264

Section 287 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 264 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 287 deals with judgment in cases tried summarily. 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 287 was CrPC 264.

Judgment in cases tried summarily.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXI
s. 264
Judgment in cases tried summarily
In every case tried summarily in which the accused does not plead guilty, the Magistrate shall record the substance of the evidence and a judgment containing a brief statement of the reasons for the finding.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXII
s. 287
Judgment in cases tried summarily.
In every case tried summarily in which the accused does not plead guilty, the Magistrate shall record the substance of the evidence and a judgment containing a brief statement of the reasons for the finding.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 264 · Judgment in cases tried summarily
BNSS 286 · Record in summary trials.BNSS 288 · Language of record and judgment.

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