Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 396

CrPC 396 in BNSS: Section 437

Section 396 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 437 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 396 deals with disposal of case according to decision of High Court. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 396 is now BNSS 437.

Disposal of case according to decision of High Court

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXX
s. 396
Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
(1) When a question has been so referred, the High Court shall pass such order thereon as it thinks fit, and shall cause a copy of such order to be sent to the Court by which the reference was made, which shall dispose of the case conformably to the said order.
(2) The High Court may direct by whom the costs of such reference shall be paid.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXII
s. 437
Disposal of case according to decision of High Court.
(1) When a question has been so referred, the High Court shall pass such order thereon as it thinks fit, and shall cause a copy of such order to be sent to the Court by which the reference was made, which shall dispose of the case conformably to the said order.
(2) The High Court may direct by whom the costs of such reference shall be paid.
Text from India Code

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