Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 264

CrPC 264 in BNSS: Section 287

Section 264 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 287 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 264 deals with judgment in cases tried summarily. 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 264 is now BNSS 287.

Judgment in cases tried summarily

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXI
s. 264
Judgment in cases tried summarily
In every case tried summarily in which the accused does not plead guilty, the Magistrate shall record the substance of the evidence and a judgment containing a brief statement of the reasons for the finding.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXII
s. 287
Judgment in cases tried summarily.
In every case tried summarily in which the accused does not plead guilty, the Magistrate shall record the substance of the evidence and a judgment containing a brief statement of the reasons for the finding.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 287 · Judgment in cases tried summarily.
CrPC 263 · Record in summary trialsCrPC 265 · Language of record and judgment

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