What was BNSS 495 in the CrPC?

BNSS 495: earlier CrPC 449

Section 495 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 449 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 495 deals with appeal from orders under section 491. 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 495 was CrPC 449.

Appeal from orders under section 491.

Carried over

96% of the old wording kept

Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXIII

s. 449

Appeal from orders under section 446

All orders passed under section 446 shall be appealable,—

(i) in the case of an order made by a Magistrate, to the Sessions Judge;

(ii) in the case of an order made by a Court of Session, to the Court to which an appeal lies from an order made by such Court.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXV

s. 495

Appeal from orders under section 491.

All orders passed under section 491 shall be appealable,---

(i) in the case of an order made by a Magistrate, to the Sessions Judge;

(ii) in the case of an order made by a Court of Session, to the Court to which an appeal lies from an order made by such Court.

Text from India Code