BNSS §99
Application to High Court to set aside forfeiture. 1] forfeiture.
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96. Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture.—(1) Any person having any interest in any newspaper, book or other document, in respect of which a declaration of forfeiture has been made under section 95, may, within two months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of such declaration, apply to the High Court to set aside such declaration on the ground that the issue of the newspaper, or the book or other document, in respect of which the declaration was made, did not contain any such matter as is referred to in sub-section
(1) of section 95.
(2) Every such application shall, where the High Court consists of three or more Judges, be heard and determined by a Special Bench of the High Court composed of three Judges and where the High Court consists of less than three Judges, such Special Bench shall be composed of all the Judges of that High Court.
(3) On the hearing of any such application with reference to any newspaper, any copy of such newspaper may be given in evidence in aid of the proof of the nature or tendency of the words, signs or visible representations contained in such newspaper, in respect of which the declaration of forfeiture was made.
(4) The High Court shall, if it is not satisfied that the issue of the newspaper, or the book or other document, in respect of which the application has been made, contained any such matter as is referred to in sub-section
(1) of section 95, set aside the declaration of forfeiture.
(5) Where there is a difference of opinion among the Judges forming the Special Bench, the decision shall be in accordance with the opinion of the majority of those Judges.
99.
(1) Any person having any interest in any newspaper, book or other document, in respect of which a declaration of forfeiture has been made under section 98, may, within two months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of such declaration, apply to the High Court to set aside such declaration on the ground that the issue of the newspaper, or Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search- warrants for same. 11 of 2011. 25 of 1867. Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture. the book or other document, in respect of which the declaration was made, did not contain any such matter as is referred to in sub-section
(1) of section 98.
(2) Every such application shall, where the High Court consists of three or more Judges, be heard and determined by a Special Bench of the High Court composed of three Judges and where the High Court consists of less than three Judges, such Special Bench shall be composed of all the Judges of that High Court.
(3) On the hearing of any such application with reference to any newspaper, any copy of such newspaper may be given in evidence in aid of the proof of the nature or tendency of the words, signs or visible representations contained in such newspaper, in respect of which the declaration of forfeiture was made.
(4) The High Court shall, if it is not satisfied that the issue of the newspaper, or the book or other document, in respect of which the application has been made, contained any such matter as is referred to in sub-section
(1) of section 98, set aside the declaration of forfeiture.
(5) Where there is a difference of opinion among the Judges forming the Special Bench, the decision shall be in accordance with the opinion of the majority of those Judges.
What changedAI-inferred
Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture.
Old position
CrPC 96 is concerned with Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture. Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
New position
BNSS 99 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Application to High Court to set aside forfeiture. 1] forfeiture.. Any person having any interest in any newspaper, book or other document, in respect of which a declaration of forfeiture has been made under section 98, may, within two months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of such
BNSS 99 (Application to High Court to set aside forfeiture. 1] forfeiture.) preserves the framework of CrPC 96. BNSS 99 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 99 text: Any person...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 99 (Application to High Court to set aside forfeiture. 1] forfeiture.) preserves the framework of CrPC 96. BNSS 99 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 99 text: Any person having any interest in any newspaper, book or other document, in respect of which a declaration of forfeiture has been made under section 98, may, within two months from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of such declaration, apply to the High Court to set aside such declaration on the ground...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 96 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 99 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.
Frequently asked
BNSS 99 (Application to High Court to set aside forfeiture. 1] forfeiture.). 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 §96 → BNSS §99 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/bnss/99.
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