Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 519

BNSS 519: earlier CrPC 473

Section 519 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 473 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 519 deals with extension of period of limitation in certain cases. 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 519 was CrPC 473.

Extension of period of limitation in certain cases.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXVI
s. 473
Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, any Court may take cognizance of an offence after the expiry of the period of limitation, if it is satisfied on the facts and in the circumstances of the case that the delay has been properly explained or that it is necessary so to do in the interests of justice.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXVIII
s. 519
Extension of period of limitation in certain cases.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, any Court may take cognizance of an offence after the expiry of the period of limitation, if it is satisfied on the facts and in the circumstances of the case that the delay has been properly explained or that it is necessary so to do in the interests of justice.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 473 · Extension of period of limitation in…
BNSS 518 · Continuing offence.BNSS 520 · Trials before High Courts.

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