BNSS §220

Prosecution of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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Old law
CRPC §198A
Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code

4[198A. Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.—No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her father’s or mother’s brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.]

New law
BNSS §220
Prosecution of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

220. No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her father's or mother's brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.

What changedAI-inferred

Prosecution of offences under section 498A of IPC — now BNS 85.

Old position

CrPC 198A is concerned with Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. 4[198A

New position

BNSS 220 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Prosecution of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.. No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the

BNSS 220 (Prosecution of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.) preserves the framework of CrPC 198A. BNSS 220 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 220 text: No Court shall take cognizance...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 220 (Prosecution of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.) preserves the framework of CrPC 198A. BNSS 220 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 220 text: No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her father's or mother's...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 198A continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 220 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.

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BNSS 220 (Prosecution of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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