Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 452

BNSS 452: earlier CrPC 412

Section 452 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 412 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 452 deals with reasons to be recorded. 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 452 was CrPC 412.

Reasons to be recorded.

Carried over
84% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXI
s. 412
Reasons to be recorded
A Sessions Judge or Magistrate making an order under section 408, section 409, section 410 or section 411 shall record his reasons for making it.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXIII
s. 452
Reasons to be recorded.
A Sessions Judge or Magistrate making an order under section 448, section 449, section 450 or section 451 shall record his reasons for making it.
Text from India Code

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