Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 299

BNSS 299: earlier CrPC 265K

Section 299 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 265K of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 299 deals with statements of accused not to be used. 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 299 was CrPC 265K.

Statements of accused not to be used.

Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIA
s. 265K
Statements of accused not to be used
Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the statements or facts stated by an accused in an application for plea bargaining filed under section 265B shall not be used for any other purpose except for the purpose of this Chapter.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIII
s. 299
Statements of accused not to be used.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the statements or facts stated by an accused in an application for plea bargaining filed under section 290 shall not be used for any other purpose except for the purpose of this Chapter.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 265K · Statements of accused not to be used
BNSS 298 · Savings.BNSS 300 · Non-application of Chapter.

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