Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 331

CrPC 331 in BNSS: Section 370

Section 331 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 370 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 331 deals with resumption of inquiry or trial. 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 331 is now BNSS 370.

Resumption of inquiry or trial

Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXV
s. 331
Resumption of inquiry or trial
(1) Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 328 or section 329, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require the accused to appear or be brought before such Magistrate or Court.
(2) When the accused has been released under section 330, and the sureties for his appearance produce him to the officer whom the Magistrate or Court appoints in this behalf, the certificate of such officer that the accused is capable of making his defence shall be receivable in evidence.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXVII
s. 370
Resumption of inquiry or trial.
(1) Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or section 368, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require the accused to appear or be brought before such Magistrate or Court.
(2) When the accused has been released under section 369, and the sureties for his appearance produce him to the officer whom the Magistrate or Court appoints in this behalf, the certificate of such officer that the accused is capable of making his defence shall be receivable in evidence.
Text from India Code

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