What was BNSS 451 in the CrPC?

BNSS 451: earlier CrPC 411

Section 451 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 411 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 451 deals with making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates. 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 451 was CrPC 411.

Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates.

Carried over

95% of the old wording kept

Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXI

s. 411

Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates

Any District Magistrate or Sub- Divisional Magistrate may—

(a) make over, for disposal, any proceeding which has been started before him, to any Magistrate subordinate to him;

(b) withdraw any case from, or recall any case which he has made over to, any Magistrate subordinate to him, and dispose of such proceeding himself or refer it for disposal to any other Magistrate.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXIII

s. 451

Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates.

Any District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate may---

(a) make over, for disposal, any proceeding which has been started before him, to any Magistrate subordinate to him;

(b) withdraw any case from, or recall any case which he has made over to, any Magistrate subordinate to him, and dispose of such proceeding himself or refer it for disposal to any other Magistrate.

Text from India Code