Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 431

BNSS 431: earlier CrPC 390

Section 431 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 390 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 431 deals with arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal. 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 431 was CrPC 390.

Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIX
s. 390
Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
When an appeal is presented under section 378, the High Court may issue a warrant directing that the accused be arrested and brought before it or any Subordinate Court, and the Court before which he is brought may commit him to prison pending the disposal of the appeal or admit him to bail.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXI
s. 431
Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal.
When an appeal is presented under section 419, the High Court may issue a warrant directing that the accused be arrested and brought before it or any subordinate Court, and the Court before which he is brought may commit him to prison pending the disposal of the appeal or admit him to bail.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 390 · Arrest of accused in appeal from acq…
BNSS 430 · Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail.BNSS 432 · Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken.

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