CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 427 in BNSS

CrPC Section 427 corresponds to BNSS Section 467 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 427
New provision467
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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BNSS Section 467 — Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence

Drafting note. No change.

(1) When a person already undergoing a sentence of imprisonment is sentenced on a subsequent conviction to imprisonment or imprisonment for life, such imprisonment or imprisonment for life shall commence at the expiration of the imprisonment to which he has been previously sentenced, unless the Court directs that the subsequent sentence shall run concurrently with such previous sentence: Provided that where a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment by an order under section 141 in default of furnishing security is, whilst undergoing such sentence, sentenced to imprisonment for an offence

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 427 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 427 is BNSS Section 467 — Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence.

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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