BNSS §391
and Magistrates not to try judicial proceeding. CHAPTER XXIX THE JUDGMENT
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352. Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves.— Except as provided in sections 344, 345, 349 and 350, no Judge of a Criminal Court (other than a Judge of a High Court) or Magistrate shall try any person for any offence referred to in section 195, when such offence is committed before himself or in contempt of his authority, or is brought under his notice as such Judge or Magistrate in the course of a judicial proceeding. CHAPTER XXVII THE JUDGMENT
391. Except as provided in sections 383, 384, 388 and 389, no Judge of a Criminal Court (other than a Judge of a High Court) or Magistrate shall try any person for any offence referred to in section 215, when such offence is committed before himself or in contempt of his authority, or is brought under his notice as such Judge or Magistrate in the course of a judicial proceeding. CHAPTER XXIX THE JUDGMENT
What changedAI-inferred
Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences.
Old position
CrPC 352 is concerned with Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves. Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
New position
BNSS 391 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: and Magistrates not to try judicial proceeding. CHAPTER XXIX THE JUDGMENT. Except as provided in sections 383, 384, 388 and 389, no Judge of a Criminal Court (other than a Judge of a High Court) or Magistrate shall try any person for any offence referred to in section 215, when such offence is committed before
BNSS 391 (and Magistrates not to try judicial proceeding. CHAPTER XXIX THE JUDGMENT) preserves the framework of CrPC 352. BNSS 391 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 391 text: ...
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BNSS 391 (and Magistrates not to try judicial proceeding. CHAPTER XXIX THE JUDGMENT) preserves the framework of CrPC 352. BNSS 391 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 391 text: Except as provided in sections 383, 384, 388 and 389, no Judge of a Criminal Court (other than a Judge of a High Court) or Magistrate shall try any person for any offence referred to in section 215, when such offence is committed before himself or in contempt of his authority, or is brought under his notice as such...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 352 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 391 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 391 (and Magistrates not to try judicial proceeding. CHAPTER XXIX THE JUDGMENT). 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 §352 → BNSS §391 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/391.
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