CrPC Section 220 in BNSS
CrPC Section 220 corresponds to BNSS Section 243 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
| Old provision | Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 220 |
|---|---|
| New provision | 243 |
| New Act | Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 |
| Mapping | Mapped |
BNSS Section 243 — Trial for more than one offence
Drafting note. Subsection 243(1) reorganises illustrations (b) and (c) given in CrPC, citing "adultery" and "enticing away," which are r eplaced by "rape" in the rephrased illustration (b) herein.
(1) If, in one series of acts so connected together as to form the same transaction, more offences than one are committed by the same person, he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, every such offence. (2) When a person charged with one or more offences of criminal breach of trust or dishonest misappropriation of property as provided in sub-section (2) of section 235 or in sub-section (1) of section 242, is accused of committing, for the purpose of facilitating or concealing the commission of that offence or those offences, one or more offences of falsification of accounts, he may
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What is CrPC 220 in BNSS?
CrPC Section 220 is BNSS Section 243 — Trial for more than one offence.
Has the provision changed?
Subsection 243(1) reorganises illustrations (b) and (c) given in CrPC, citing "adultery" and "enticing away," which are r eplaced by "rape" in the rephrased illustration (b) herein.
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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