Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 437

BNSS 437: earlier CrPC 396

Section 437 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 396 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 437 deals with disposal of case according to decision of High Court. 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 437 was CrPC 396.

Disposal of case according to decision of High Court.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXX
s. 396
Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
(1) When a question has been so referred, the High Court shall pass such order thereon as it thinks fit, and shall cause a copy of such order to be sent to the Court by which the reference was made, which shall dispose of the case conformably to the said order.
(2) The High Court may direct by whom the costs of such reference shall be paid.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXII
s. 437
Disposal of case according to decision of High Court.
(1) When a question has been so referred, the High Court shall pass such order thereon as it thinks fit, and shall cause a copy of such order to be sent to the Court by which the reference was made, which shall dispose of the case conformably to the said order.
(2) The High Court may direct by whom the costs of such reference shall be paid.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 396 · Disposal of case according to decisi…
BNSS 436 · Reference to High Court.BNSS 438 · Calling for records to exercise powers of revision.

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