Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 381

BNSS 381: earlier CrPC 342

Section 381 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 381 deals with power to order costs. 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 381 was CrPC 342.

Power to order costs.

Carried over
94% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXVI
s. 342
Power to order costs
Any Court dealing with an application made to it for filing a complaint under section 340 or an appeal under section 341, shall have power to make such order as to costs as may be just.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXVIII
s. 381
Power to order costs.
Any Court dealing with an application made to it for filing a complaint under section 379 or an appeal under section 380, shall have power to make such order as to costs as may be just.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 342 · Power to order costs
BNSS 380 · Appeal.BNSS 382 · Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance.

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