CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 322 in BNSS

CrPC Section 322 corresponds to BNSS Section 361 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 322
New provision361
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 361 — Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of

Drafting note. No change.

(1) If, in the course of any inquiry into an offence or a trial before a Magistrate in any district, the evidence appears to him to warrant a presumption--- (a) that he has no jurisdiction to try the case or commit it for trial; or (b) that the case is one which should be tried or committed for trial by some other Magistrate in the district; or (c) that the case should be tried by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, he shall stay the proceedings and submit the case, with a brief report explaining its nature, to the Chief Judicial Magistrate or to such other Magistrate, having jurisdiction, as the C

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 322 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 322 is BNSS Section 361 — Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of.

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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