Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 265H

CrPC 265H in BNSS: Section 296

Section 265H of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 296 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 265H deals with power of the Court in plea bargaining. 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 265H is now BNSS 296.

Power of the Court in plea bargaining

Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIA
s. 265H
Power of the Court in plea bargaining
A Court shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Chapter, all the powers vested in respect of bail, trial of offences and other matters relating to the disposal of a case in such Court under this Code.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIII
s. 296
Power of Court in plea bargaining.
A Court shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Chapter, all the powers vested in respect of bail, trial of offences and other matters relating to the disposal of a case in such Court under this Sanhita.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 296 · Power of Court in plea bargaining.
CrPC 265G · Finality of the judgmentCrPC 265I · Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment

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