CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 266 in BNSS

CrPC Section 266 corresponds to BNSS Section 301 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 266
New provision301
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 301 — Definitions

Drafting note. No change.

In this Chapter,--- (a) "detained" includes detained under any law providing for preventive detention; (b) "prison" includes,--- (i) any place which has been declared by the State Government, by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail; (ii) any reformatory, Borstal institution or other institution of a like nature.

Read the full text of BNSS Section 301

Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 266 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 266 is BNSS Section 301 — Definitions.

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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