Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 522

BNSS 522: earlier CrPC 476

Section 522 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 476 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 522 deals with forms. 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 522 was CrPC 476.

Forms.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXVII
s. 476
Forms
Subject to the power conferred by article 227 of the Constitution, the forms set forth in the Second Schedule, with such variations as the circumstances of each case require, may be used for the respective purposes therein mentioned, and if used shall be sufficient.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXIX
s. 522
Forms.
Subject to the power conferred by article 227 of the Constitution, the forms set forth in the Second Schedule, with such variations as the circumstances of each case require, may be used for the respective purposes therein mentioned, and if used shall be sufficient.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 476 · Forms
BNSS 521 · Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial.BNSS 523 · Power of High Court to make rules.

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