Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 265I

CrPC 265I in BNSS: Section 297

Section 265I of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 297 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 265I deals with period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 265I is now BNSS 297.

Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment

Carried over
96% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIA
s. 265I
Period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence of imprisonment
The provisions of section 428 shall apply, for setting off the period of detention undergone by the accused against the sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Chapter, in the same manner as they apply in respect of the imprisonment under other provisions of this Code.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXIII
s. 297
Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
The provisions of section 468 shall apply, for setting off the period of detention undergone by the accused against the sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Chapter, in the same manner as they apply in respect of the imprisonment under other provisions of this Sanhita.
Text from India Code
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