Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 177

CrPC 177 in BNSS: Section 197

Section 177 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 177 deals with ordinary place of inquiry and trial. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 177 is now BNSS 197.

Ordinary place of inquiry and trial

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIII
s. 177
Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 197
Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.
Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 197 · Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.
CrPC 176 · Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of deathCrPC 178 · Place of inquiry or trial

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