CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 198A in BNSS

CrPC Section 198A corresponds to BNSS Section 220 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 198A
New provision220
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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BNSS Section 220 — Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Drafting note. No change.

No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her father’s or mother’s brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.

Read the full text of BNSS Section 220

Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 198A in BNSS?

CrPC Section 198A is BNSS Section 220 — Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Has the provision changed?

No change.

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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