bnss · New code (post-2024)

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

531 sections in 39 chapters. Click any section to see what old-code provisions it carries forward.

Chapter I
Preliminary
5 sections
§1§2§3§4§5
Chapter II
Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices
15 sections
§6§7§8§9§10§11§12§13§14§15§16§17§18§19§20
Chapter III
Power of Courts
9 sections
§21§22§23§24§25§26§27§28§29
Chapter IV
Powers of Police Officers
5 sections
§30§31§32§33§34
Chapter V
Arrest of Persons
28 sections
§35§36§37§38§39§40§41§42§43§44§45§46§47§48§49§50§51§52§53§54§55§56§57§58§59§60§61§62
Chapter VI
Processes to Compel Appearance
31 sections
§63§64§65§66§67§68§69§70§71§72§73§74§75§76§77§78§79§80§81§82§83§84§85§86§87§88§89§90§91§92§93
Chapter VII
Processes to Compel the Production of Things
17 sections
§94§95§96§97§98§99§100§101§102§103§104§105§106§107§108§109§110
Chapter VIII
Reciprocal Arrangements for Assistance
14 sections
§111§112§113§114§115§116§117§118§119§120§121§122§123§124
Chapter IX
Security for Keeping Peace
19 sections
§125§126§127§128§129§130§131§132§133§134§135§136§137§138§139§140§141§142§143
Chapter X
Order for Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents
4 sections
§144§145§146§147
Chapter XI
Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquillity
21 sections
§148§149§150§151§152§153§154§155§156§157§158§159§160§161§162§163§164§165§166§167§168
Chapter XII
Preventive Action of Police
10 sections
§169§170§171§172§173§180§183§187§193§196
Chapter XIII
Information to Police and Their Powers to Investigate
18 sections
§174§175§176§177§178§179§181§182§184§185§186§188§189§190§191§192§194§195
Chapter XIV
Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts
13 sections
§197§198§199§200§201§202§203§204§205§206§207§208§209
Chapter XV
Conditions Requisite for Initiation of Proceedings
13 sections
§210§211§212§213§214§215§216§217§218§219§220§221§222
Chapter XVI
Complaints to Magistrates
4 sections
§223§224§225§226
Chapter XVII
Commencement of Proceedings before Magistrates
7 sections
§227§228§229§230§231§232§233
Chapter XVIII
The Charge
14 sections
§234§235§236§237§238§239§240§241§242§243§244§245§246§247
Chapter XIX
Trial Before Court of Session
13 sections
§248§249§250§251§252§253§254§255§256§257§258§259§260
Chapter XX
Trial of Warrant Cases by Magistrates
13 sections
§261§262§263§264§265§266§267§268§269§270§271§272§273
Chapter XXI
Trial of Summons Cases by Magistrates
9 sections
§274§275§276§277§278§279§280§281§282
Chapter XXII
Summary Trials
6 sections
§283§284§285§286§287§288
Chapter XXIII
Plea Bargaining
12 sections
§289§290§291§292§293§294§295§296§297§298§299§300
Chapter XXIV
Attendance of Persons Confined or Detained in Prisons
7 sections
§301§302§303§304§305§306§355
Chapter XXV
Evidence in Inquiries and Trials
30 sections
§307§308§309§310§311§312§313§314§315§316§317§318§319§320§321§322§323§324§325§326§327§328§329§330§331§332§333§334§335§336
Chapter XXVI
General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials
29 sections
§337§338§339§340§341§342§343§344§345§346§347§348§349§350§351§352§353§354§356§357§358§359§360§361§362§363§364§365§366
Chapter XXVII
Provisions as to Accused Persons of Unsound Mind
14 sections
§367§368§369§370§371§372§373§374§375§376§377§378§392§398
Chapter XXVIII
Offences Affecting Administration of Justice
13 sections
§379§380§381§382§383§384§385§386§387§388§389§390§391
Chapter XXIX
Judgment
13 sections
§393§394§395§396§397§399§400§401§402§403§404§405§406
Chapter XXX
Submission of Death Sentences for Confirmation
6 sections
§407§408§409§410§411§412
Chapter XXXI
Appeals
23 sections
§413§414§415§416§417§418§419§420§421§422§423§424§425§426§427§428§429§430§431§432§433§434§435
Chapter XXXII
Reference and Revision
11 sections
§436§437§438§439§440§441§442§443§444§445§446
Chapter XXXIII
Transfer of Criminal Cases
7 sections
§447§448§449§450§451§452§453
Chapter XXXIV
Execution, Suspension, Remission and Commutation
24 sections
§454§455§456§457§458§459§460§461§462§463§464§465§466§467§468§469§470§471§472§473§474§475§476§477
Chapter XXXV
Bail and Bonds
19 sections
§478§479§480§481§482§483§484§485§486§487§488§489§490§491§492§493§494§495§496
Chapter XXXVI
Disposal of Property
9 sections
§497§498§499§500§501§502§503§504§505
Chapter XXXVII
Irregular Proceedings
7 sections
§506§507§508§509§510§511§512
Chapter XXXVIII
Limitation for Taking Cognizance
7 sections
§513§514§515§516§517§518§519
Chapter XXXIX
Miscellaneous
12 sections
§520§521§522§523§524§525§526§527§528§529§530§531