Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 183

CrPC 183 in BNSS: Section 203

Section 183 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 203 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 183 deals with offence committed on journey or voyage. 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 183 is now BNSS 203.

Offence committed on journey or voyage

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIII
s. 183
Offence committed on journey or voyage
When an offence is committed whilst the person by or against whom, or the thing in respect of which, the offence is committed is in the course of performing a journey or voyage, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court through or into whose local jurisdiction that person or thing passed in the course of that journey or voyage.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 203
Offence committed on journey or voyage.
When an offence is committed whilst the person by or against whom, or the thing in respect of which, the offence is committed is in the course of performing a journey or voyage, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court through or into whose local jurisdiction that person or thing passed in the course of that journey or voyage.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 203 · Offence committed on journey or voya…
CrPC 182 · Offences committed by letters, etcCrPC 184 · Place of trial for offences triable together

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