Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 179

CrPC 179 in BNSS: Section 199

Section 179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 199 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 179 deals with offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 179 is now BNSS 199.

Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIII
s. 179
Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
When an act is an offence by reason of anything which has been done and of a consequence which has ensued, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction such thing has been done or such consequence has ensued.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 199
Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues.
When an act is an offence by reason of anything which has been done and of a consequence which has ensued, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction such thing has been done or such consequence has ensued.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 199 · Offence triable where act is done or…
CrPC 178 · Place of inquiry or trialCrPC 180 · Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence

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