Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 526

BNSS 526: earlier CrPC 480

Section 526 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 480 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 526 deals with practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts. 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 526 was CrPC 480.

Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.

Carried over
93% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXVII
s. 480
Practising pleader not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
No pleader who practises in the Court of any Magistrate shall sit as a Magistrate in that Court or in any Court within the local jurisdiction of that Court.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXIX
s. 526
Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts.
No advocate who practices in the Court of any Magistrate shall sit as a Magistrate in that Court or in any Court within the local jurisdiction of that Court.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 480 · Practising pleader not to sit as Mag…
BNSS 525 · Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested.BNSS 527 · Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property.

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