BNSS · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 221 — Cognizance of offence.
Replaces CrPC Section 198B.
No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 67 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.
Nearby sections
- 218 Prosecution of Judges and public servants.
- 219 Prosecution for offences against marriage.
- 220 Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
- 222 Prosecution for defamation.
- 223 Examination of complainant.
- 224 Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case.
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