Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 297

BNSS 297: earlier CrPC 265I

Section 297 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 265I of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 297 deals with period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 297 was CrPC 265I.

Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.

Carried over
96% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIA
s. 265I
Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
The provisions of section 428 shall apply, for setting off the period of detention undergone by the accused against the sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Chapter, in the same manner as they apply in respect of the imprisonment under other provisions of this Code.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIII
s. 297
Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
The provisions of section 468 shall apply, for setting off the period of detention undergone by the accused against the sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Chapter, in the same manner as they apply in respect of the imprisonment under other provisions of this Sanhita.
Text from India Code

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