CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 265 in BNSS

CrPC Section 265 corresponds to BNSS Section 288 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 265
New provision288
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 288 — Language of record and judgment

Drafting note. No change.

(1) Every such record and judgment shall be written in the language of the Court. (2) The High Court may authorise any Magistrate empowered to try offences summarily to prepare the aforesaid record or judgment or both by means of an officer appointed in this behalf by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and the record or judgment so prepared shall be signed by such Magistrate.

Read the full text of BNSS Section 288

Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 265 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 265 is BNSS Section 288 — Language of record and judgment.

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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