Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 419

CrPC 419 in BNSS: Section 459

Section 419 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 459 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 419 deals with direction of warrant for execution. 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 419 is now BNSS 459.

Direction of warrant for execution

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXII
s. 419
Direction of warrant for execution
Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXIV
s. 459
Direction of warrant for execution.
Every warrant for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment shall be directed to the officer in charge of the jail or other place in which the prisoner is, or is to be, confined.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsBNSS 459 · Direction of warrant for execution.
CrPC 418 · Execution of sentence of imprisonmentCrPC 420 · Warrant with whom to be lodged

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