Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 476

BNSS 476: earlier CrPC 434

Section 476 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 434 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 476 deals with concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences. 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 476 was CrPC 434.

Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences.

Carried over
93% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXII
s. 434
Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
The powers conferred by sections 432 and 433 upon the State Government may, in the case of sentences of death, also be exercised by the Central Government.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXIV
s. 476
Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences.
The powers conferred by sections 473 and 474 upon the State Government may, in the case of sentences of death, also be exercised by the Central Government.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 434 · Concurrent power of Central Governme…
BNSS 475 · Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases.BNSS 477 · State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases.

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