CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 346 in BNSS

CrPC Section 346 corresponds to BNSS Section 385 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 346
New provision385
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 385 — Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384

Drafting note. No change.

(1) If the Court in any case considers that a person accused of any of the offences referred to in section 384 and committed in its view or presence should be imprisoned otherwise than in default of payment of fine, or that a fine exceeding two hundred rupees should be imposed upon him, or such Court is for any other reason of opinion that the case should not be disposed of under section 384, such Court, after recording the facts constituting the offence and the statement of the accused as hereinbefore provided, may forward the case to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the same, and may

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 346 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 346 is BNSS Section 385 — Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384.

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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