CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 155 in BNSS

CrPC Section 155 corresponds to BNSS Section 174 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 155
New provision174
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 174 — Information as to non- cognizable cases and investigation of such cases

(1) When information is given to an officer in charge of a police station of the commission within the limits of such station of a non-cognizable offence, he shall enter or cause to be entered the substance of the information in a book to be kept by such officer in such form as the State Government may by rules prescribe in this behalf, and,— (i) refer the informant to the Magistrate; (ii) forward the daily diary report of all such cases fortnightly to the Magistrate. (2) No police officer shall investigate a non-cognizable case without the order of a Magistrate having power to try such case o

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 155 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 155 is BNSS Section 174 — Information as to non- cognizable cases and investigation of such cases.

Has the provision changed?

The concordance records the section as mapped; read the new text for the exact wording.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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