BNSS §226
Dismissal of complaint. Issue of process. Magistrate may dispense with personal
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203. Dismissal of complaint.—If, after considering the statements on oath (if any) of the complainant and of the witnesses and the result of the inquiry or investigation (if any) under section 202, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is no sufficient ground for proceeding, he shall dismiss the complaint, and in every such case he shall briefly record his reasons for so doing. CHAPTER XVI COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES
226. If, after considering the statements on oath (if any) of the complainant and of the witnesses and the result of the inquiry or investigation (if any) under section 225, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is no sufficient ground for proceeding, he shall dismiss the complaint, and in every such case he shall briefly record his reasons for so doing. CHAPTER XVII COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES
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Dismissal of complaint.
Old position
CrPC 203 is concerned with Dismissal of complaint. Dismissal of complaint
New position
BNSS 226 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Dismissal of complaint. Issue of process. Magistrate may dispense with personal. If, after considering the statements on oath (if any) of the complainant and of the witnesses and the result of the inquiry or investigation (if any) under section 225, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is no sufficient ground for
BNSS 226 (Dismissal of complaint. Issue of process. Magistrate may dispense with personal) preserves the framework of CrPC 203. BNSS 226 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 226 text: ...
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BNSS 226 (Dismissal of complaint. Issue of process. Magistrate may dispense with personal) preserves the framework of CrPC 203. BNSS 226 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 226 text: If, after considering the statements on oath (if any) of the complainant and of the witnesses and the result of the inquiry or investigation (if any) under section 225, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is no sufficient ground for proceeding, he shall dismiss the complaint, and in every such case he shall...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 203 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 226 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 226 (Dismissal of complaint. Issue of process. Magistrate may dispense with personal). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §203 → BNSS §226 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/226.
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