CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 388 in BNSS

CrPC Section 388 corresponds to BNSS Section 429 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 388
New provision429
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNSS Section 429 — Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court

Drafting note. No change.

(1) Whenever a case is decided on appeal by the High Court under this Chapter, it shall certify its judgment or order to the Court by which the finding, sentence or order appealed against was recorded or passed and if such Court is that of a Judicial Magistrate other than the Chief Judicial Magistrate, the High Court's judgment or order shall be sent through the Chief Judicial Magistrate, and if such Court is that of an Executive Magistrate, the High Court's judgment or order shall be sent through the District Magistrate. (2) The Court to which the High Court certifies its judgment or order sh

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 388 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 388 is BNSS Section 429 — Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court.

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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