CRPC §219 → BNSS §242
Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together
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219. Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together.—(1) When a person is accused of more offences than one of the same kind committed within the space of twelve months from the first to the last of such offences, whether in respect of the same person or not, he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, any number of them not exceeding three.
(2) Offences are of the same kind when they are punishable with the same amount of punishment under the same section of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) or of any special or local law: Provided that, for the purposes of this section, an offence punishable under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) shall be deemed to be an offence of the same kind as an offence punishable under section 380 of the said Code, and that an offence punishable under any section of the said Code, or of any special or local law, shall be deemed to be an offence of the same kind as an attempt to commit such offence, when such an attempt is an offence.
242.
(1) When a person is accused of more offences than one of the same kind committed within the space of twelve months from the first to the last of such offences, whether in respect of the same person or not, he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, any number of them not exceeding five.
(2) Offences are of the same kind when they are punishable with the same amount of punishment under the same section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 or of any special or local law: Provided that for the purposes of this section, an offence punishable under sub-section
(2) of section 303 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall be deemed to be an offence of the same kind as an offence punishable under section 305 of the said Sanhita, and that an offence punishable under any section of the said Sanhita, or of any special or local law, shall be deemed to be an offence of the same kind as an attempt to commit such offence, when such an attempt is an offence.
What changedAI-inferred
Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together.
Old position
CrPC 219 is concerned with Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together. Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together
New position
BNSS 242 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: same kind within year together.. When a person is accused of more offences than one of the same kind committed within the space of twelve months from the first to the last of such offences, whether in respect of the same person or not, he may be charged with, and tried at
BNSS 242 (same kind within year together.) preserves the framework of CrPC 219. BNSS 242 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 242 text: When a person is accused of more offences than...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 242 (same kind within year together.) preserves the framework of CrPC 219. BNSS 242 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 242 text: When a person is accused of more offences than one of the same kind committed within the space of twelve months from the first to the last of such offences, whether in respect of the same person or not, he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, any number of them not exceeding five.(2) Offences are of the...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 219 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 242 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 242 (same kind within year together.). 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 §219 → BNSS §242 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/219.
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