BNSS §370

Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or.

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Old law
CRPC §331
Resumption of inquiry or trial

331. Resumption of inquiry or trial.—(1) Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 328 or section 329, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require the accused to appear or be brought before such Magistrate or Court.

(2) When the accused has been released under section 330, and the sureties for his appearance produce him to the officer whom the Magistrate or Court appoints in this behalf, the certificate of such officer that the accused is capable of making his defence shall be receivable in evidence.

New law
BNSS §370
Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or.

370.

(1) Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or section 368, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require the accused to appear or be brought before such Magistrate or Court.

(2) When the accused has been released under section 369, and the sureties for his appearance produce him to the officer whom the Magistrate or Court appoints in this behalf, the certificate of such officer that the accused is capable of making his defence shall be receivable in evidence.

What changedAI-inferred

Resumption of inquiry or trial.

Old position

CrPC 331 is concerned with Resumption of inquiry or trial. Resumption of inquiry or trial

New position

BNSS 370 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or.. Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or section 368, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require

BNSS 370 (Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or.) preserves the framework of CrPC 331. BNSS 370 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 370 text: Whenever an...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 370 (Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or.) preserves the framework of CrPC 331. BNSS 370 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 370 text: Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or section 368, the Magistrate or Court, as the case may be, may at any time after the person concerned has ceased to be of unsound mind, resume the inquiry or trial and require the accused to appear or be brought before such Magistrate or Court.(2) When...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 331 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 370 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 370 (Whenever an inquiry or a trial is postponed under section 367 or.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §331 → BNSS §370 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/bnss/370.

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