Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 324

BNSS 324: earlier CrPC 289

Section 324 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 289 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 324 deals with adjournment of proceeding. 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 324 was CrPC 289.

Adjournment of proceeding.

Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIII
s. 289
Adjournment of proceeding
In every case in which a commission is issued under section 284, the inquiry, trial or other proceeding may be adjourned for a specified time reasonably sufficient for the execution and return of the commission.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXV
s. 324
Adjournment of proceeding.
In every case in which a commission is issued under section 319, the inquiry, trial or other proceeding may be adjourned for a specified time reasonably sufficient for the execution and return of the commission.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 289 · Adjournment of proceeding
BNSS 323 · Return of commission.BNSS 325 · Execution of foreign commissions.

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