CRPC §172BNSS §192

Diary of proceedings in investigation

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Old law
CRPC §172
Diary of proceedings in investigation

172. Diary of proceedings in investigation.—(1) Every police officer making an investigation under this Chapter shall day by day enter his proceedings in the investigation in a diary, setting forth the time at which the information reached him, the time at which he began and closed his investigation, the place or places visited by him, and a statement of the circumstances ascertained through his investigation. 1[(1A) The statements of witnesses recorded during the course of investigation under section 161 shall be inserted in the case diary. (1B) The diary referred to in sub-section

(1) shall be a volume and duly paginated.]

(2) Any Criminal Court may send for the police diaries of a case under inquiry or trial in such Court, and may use such diaries, not as evidence in the case, but to aid it in such inquiry or trial.

(3) Neither the accused nor his agents shall be entitled to call for such diaries, nor shall he or they be entitled to see them merely because they are referred to by the Court; but, if they are used by the police officer who made them to refresh his memory, or if the Court uses them for the purpose of contradicting such police officer, the provisions of section 161 or section 145, as the case may be, of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), shall apply.

New law
BNSS §192
Diary of

192.

(1) Every police officer making an investigation under this Chapter shall day by day enter his proceedings in the investigation in a diary, setting forth the time at which the information reached him, the time at which he began and closed his investigation, the place or places visited by him, and a statement of the circumstances ascertained through his investigation.

(2) The statements of witnesses recorded during the course of investigation under section 180 shall be inserted in the case diary.

(3) The diary referred to in sub-section

(1) shall be a volume and duly paginated.

(4) Any Criminal Court may send for the police diaries of a case under inquiry or trial in such Court, and may use such diaries, not as evidence in the case, but to aid it in such inquiry or trial.

(5) Neither the accused nor his agents shall be entitled to call for such diaries, nor shall he or they be entitled to see them merely because they are referred to by the Court; but, if they are used by the police officer who made them to refresh his memory, or if the Court uses them for the purpose of contradicting such police officer, the provisions of section 148 or section 164, as the case may be, of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, shall apply.

What changedAI-inferred

Diary of proceedings in investigation.

Old position

CrPC 172 is concerned with Diary of proceedings in investigation. Diary of proceedings in investigation

New position

BNSS 192 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Diary of. Every police officer making an investigation under this Chapter shall day by day enter his proceedings in the investigation in a diary, setting forth the time at which the information reached him, the time at which he began and closed his

BNSS 192 (Diary of) preserves the framework of CrPC 172. BNSS 192 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 192 text: Every police officer making an investigation under this Chapter shall...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 192 (Diary of) preserves the framework of CrPC 172. BNSS 192 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 192 text: Every police officer making an investigation under this Chapter shall day by day enter his proceedings in the investigation in a diary, setting forth the time at which the information reached him, the time at which he began and closed his investigation, the place or places visited by him, and a statement of the...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 172 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 192 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 192 (Diary of). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §172 → BNSS §192 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/172.

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