Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 300

BNSS 300: earlier CrPC 265L

Section 300 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 265L of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 300 deals with non-application of Chapter. 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 300 was CrPC 265L.

Non-application of Chapter.

Carried over
82% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIA
s. 265L
Non-application of the Chapter
Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to any juvenile or child as defined in clause (k) of section 2 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000).]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIII
s. 300
Non-application of Chapter.
Nothing in this Chapter shall apply to any juvenile or child as defined in section 2 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of 2016).
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 265L · Non-application of the Chapter
BNSS 299 · Statements of accused not to be used.BNSS 301 · Definitions.

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