Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 362

BNSS 362: earlier CrPC 323

Section 362 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 323 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 362 deals with procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 362 was CrPC 323.

Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIV
s. 323
Procedure when, after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
If, in any inquiry into an offence or a trial before a Magistrate, it appears to him at any stage of the proceedings before signing the judgment that the case is one which ought to be tried by the Court of Session, he shall commit it to that Court under the provisions hereinbefore contained 1[and thereupon the provisions of Chapter XVIII shall apply to the commitment so made].
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXVI
s. 362
Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed.
If, in any inquiry into an offence or a trial before a Magistrate, it appears to him at any stage of the proceedings before signing the judgment that the case is one which ought to be tried by the Court of Session, he shall commit it to that Court under the provisions hereinbefore contained and thereupon the provisions of Chapter XIX shall apply to the commitment so made.
Text from India Code

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