What is CrPC 303 in BNSS?

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 303

CrPC 303 in BNSS: Section 340

Section 303 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 340 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 303 deals with right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 303 is now BNSS 340.

Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended

Carried over

90% of the old wording kept

Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIV

s. 303

Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended

Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Code, may of right be defended by a pleader of his choice.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXVI

s. 340

Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.

Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Sanhita, may of right be defended by an advocate of his choice.

Text from India Code

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