Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 296

BNSS 296: earlier CrPC 265H

Section 296 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 265H of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 296 deals with power of Court in plea bargaining. 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 296 was CrPC 265H.

Power of Court in plea bargaining.

Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIA
s. 265H
Power of the Court in plea bargaining
A Court shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Chapter, all the powers vested in respect of bail, trial of offences and other matters relating to the disposal of a case in such Court under this Code.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIII
s. 296
Power of Court in plea bargaining.
A Court shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Chapter, all the powers vested in respect of bail, trial of offences and other matters relating to the disposal of a case in such Court under this Sanhita.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 265H · Power of the Court in plea bargaining
BNSS 295 · Finality of judgment.BNSS 297 · Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.

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