CRPC §171 → BNSS §191
Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint
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171. Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint.—No complainant or witness on his way to any Court shall be required to accompany a police officer, or shall be subjected to unnecessary restraint or inconvenience, or required to give any security for his appearance other than his own bond: Provided that, if any complainant or witness refuses to attend or to execute a bond as directed in section 170, the officer in charge of the police station may forward him in custody to the Magistrate, who may detain him in custody until he executes such bond, or until the hearing of the case is completed.
191. No complainant or witness on his way to any Court shall be required to accompany a police officer, or shall be subjected to unnecessary restraint or inconvenience, or required to give any security for his appearance other than his own bond: Provided that if any complainant or witness refuses to attend or to execute a bond as directed in section 190, the officer in charge of the police station may forward him in custody to the Magistrate, who may detain him in custody until he executes such bond, or until the hearing of the case is completed.
What changedAI-inferred
Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer.
Old position
CrPC 171 is concerned with Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint. Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subjected to restraint
New position
BNSS 191 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Complainant not to be required to accompany subject to restraint.. No complainant or witness on his way to any Court shall be required to accompany a police officer, or shall be subjected to unnecessary restraint or inconvenience, or required to give any security for his appearance other than his own
BNSS 191 (Complainant not to be required to accompany subject to restraint.) preserves the framework of CrPC 171. BNSS 191 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 191 text: No...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 191 (Complainant not to be required to accompany subject to restraint.) preserves the framework of CrPC 171. BNSS 191 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 191 text: No complainant or witness on his way to any Court shall be required to accompany a police officer, or shall be subjected to unnecessary restraint or inconvenience, or required to give any security for his appearance other than his own bond: Provided that if any complainant or witness refuses to attend or to execute a...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 171 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 191 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 191 (Complainant not to be required to accompany subject to restraint.). 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
Cite this page
Newlaws.in, CRPC §171 → BNSS §191 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/171.
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