Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 403

BNSS 403: earlier CrPC 362

Section 403 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 403 deals with court not to alter judgment. 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 403 was CrPC 362.

Court not to alter judgment.

Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXVII
s. 362
Court not to alter judgment
Save as otherwise provided by this Code or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court, when it has signed its judgment or final order disposing of a case, shall alter or review the same except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIX
s. 403
Court not to alter judgment.
Save as otherwise provided by this Sanhita or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court, when it has signed its judgment or final order disposing of a case, shall alter or review the same except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 362 · Court not to alter judgment
BNSS 402 · Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases.BNSS 404 · Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons.

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