BNSS §512

error not to make CHAPTER XXXVIII

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedscope drift(precautionary)
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Old law
CRPC §466
Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful. 18

466. Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful.—No attachment made under this Code shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making the same be deemed a trespasser, on account of any defect or want of form in the summons, conviction, writ of attachment or other proceedings relating thereto. CHAPTER XXXVI1 LIMITATION FOR TAKING COGNIZANCE OF CERTAIN OFFENCES

New law
BNSS §512
error not to make CHAPTER XXXVIII

512. No attachment made under this Sanhita shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making the same be deemed a trespasser, on account of any defect or want of form in the summons, conviction, writ of attachment or other proceedings relating thereto. CHAPTER XXXVIII LIMITATION FOR TAKING COGNIZANCE OF CERTAIN OFFENCES

What changedAI-inferred

Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful.

Old position

CrPC 466 is concerned with Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful. 18. Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful

New position

BNSS 512 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: error not to make CHAPTER XXXVIII. No attachment made under this Sanhita shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making the same be deemed a trespasser, on account of any defect or want of form in the summons, conviction, writ of attachment or other proceedings

BNSS 512 (error not to make CHAPTER XXXVIII) preserves the framework of CrPC 466. BNSS 512 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 512 text: No attachment made under this Sanhita shall...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 512 (error not to make CHAPTER XXXVIII) preserves the framework of CrPC 466. BNSS 512 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 512 text: No attachment made under this Sanhita shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making the same be deemed a trespasser, on account of any defect or want of form in the summons, conviction, writ of attachment or other proceedings relating thereto. CHAPTER XXXVIII LIMITATION FOR TAKING COGNIZANCE OF CERTAIN OFFENCES

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 466 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 512 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 512 (error not to make CHAPTER XXXVIII). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §466 → BNSS §512 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/512.

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