Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 298

BNSS 298: earlier CrPC 265J

Section 298 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 265J of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 298 deals with savings. 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 298 was CrPC 265J.

Savings.

Carried over
96% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIA
s. 265J
Savings
The provisions of this Chapter shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other provisions of this Code and nothing in such other provisions shall be construed to constrain the meaning of any provision of this Chapter.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression “Public Prosecutor” has the meaning assigned to it under clause (u) of section 2 and includes an Assistant Public Prosecutor appointed under section 25.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIII
s. 298
Savings.
The provisions of this Chapter shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other provisions of this Sanhita and nothing in such other provisions shall be construed to constrain the meaning of any provision of this Chapter.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression "Public Prosecutor" has the meaning assigned to it under clause (v) of section 2 and includes an Assistant Public Prosecutor appointed under section 19.
Text from India Code

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