What is CrPC 434 in BNSS?

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 434

CrPC 434 in BNSS: Section 476

Section 434 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 476 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 434 deals with concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 434 is now BNSS 476.

Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences

Carried over

93% of the old wording kept

Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXII

s. 434

Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences

The powers conferred by sections 432 and 433 upon the State Government may, in the case of sentences of death, also be exercised by the Central Government.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXIV

s. 476

Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences.

The powers conferred by sections 473 and 474 upon the State Government may, in the case of sentences of death, also be exercised by the Central Government.

Text from India Code

CrPC 433A · Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases CrPC 435 · State Government to act after consultation with Central Government in certain cases

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