Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 214

CrPC 214 in BNSS: Section 237

Section 214 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 237 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 214 deals with words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 214 is now BNSS 237.

Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XVII
s. 214
Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
In every charge words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respectively by the law under which such offence is punishable.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XVIII
s. 237
Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable.
In every charge words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respectively by the law under which such offence is punishable.
Text from India Code
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