CrPC Section 174 in BNSS
CrPC Section 174 corresponds to BNSS Section 194 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
| Old provision | Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 174 |
|---|---|
| New provision | 194 |
| New Act | Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 |
| Mapping | Mapped |
BNSS Section 194 — Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc
Drafting note. In subsection (2) "forthwith" is replaced by "within twenty- four hours" for sending the report to DM and SDM. The word “man” is replaced by “person”.
(1) When the officer in charge of a police station or some other police officer specially empowered by the State Government in that behalf receives information that a person has committed suicide, or has been killed by another or by an animal or by machinery or by an accident, or has died under circumstances raising a reasonable suspicion that some other person has committed an offence, he shall immediately give intimation thereof to the nearest Executive Magistrate empowered to hold inquests, and, unless otherwise directed by any rule made by the State Government, or by any general or special…
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What is CrPC 174 in BNSS?
CrPC Section 174 is BNSS Section 194 — Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc.
Has the provision changed?
In subsection (2) "forthwith" is replaced by "within twenty- four hours" for sending the report to DM and SDM. The word “man” is replaced by “person”.
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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