CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 326 in BNSS

CrPC Section 326 corresponds to BNSS Section 365 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 326
New provision365
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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BNSS Section 365 — Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another

Drafting note. No change.

(1) Whenever any Judge or Magistrate, after having heard and recorded the whole or any part of the evidence in any inquiry or a trial, ceases to exercise jurisdiction therein and is succeeded by another Judge or Magistrate who has and who exercises such jurisdiction, the Judge or Magistrate so succeeding may act on the evidence so recorded by his predecessor, or partly recorded by his predecessor and partly recorded by himself: Provided that if the succeeding Judge or Magistrate is of the opinion that further examination of any of the witnesses whose evidence has already been recorded is neces

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 326 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 326 is BNSS Section 365 — Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another.

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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