CRPC §230 → BNSS §253

Date for prosecution evidence

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checked
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Old law
CRPC §230
Date for prosecution evidence

230. Date for prosecution evidence.—If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 229, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document or other thing.

New law
BNSS §253
prosecution evidence.

253. If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 252, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document or other thing.

What changedAI-inferred

Date for prosecution evidence.

Old position

CrPC 230 is concerned with Date for prosecution evidence. Date for prosecution evidence

New position

BNSS 253 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: prosecution evidence.. If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 252, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process

BNSS 253 (prosecution evidence.) preserves the framework of CrPC 230. BNSS 253 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 253 text: If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 253 (prosecution evidence.) preserves the framework of CrPC 230. BNSS 253 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 253 text: If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 252, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 230 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 253 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 253 (prosecution evidence.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §230 → BNSS §253 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/crpc/230.

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