CRPC §265B → BNSS §290
Application for plea bargaining
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265B. Application for plea bargaining.—(1) A person accused of an offence may file an application for plea bargaining in the Court in which such offence is pending for trial.
(2) The application under sub-section
(1) shall contain a brief description of the case relating to which the application is filed including the offence to which the case relates and shall be accompanied by an affidavit sworn by the accused stating therein that he has voluntarily preferred, after understanding the nature and extent of punishment provided under the law for the offence, the plea bargaining in his case and that he has not previously been convicted by a Court in a case in which he had been charged with the same offence.
(3) After receiving the application under sub-section (1), the Court shall issue notice to the Public Prosecutor or the complainant of the case, as the case may be, and to the accused to appear on the date fixed for the case.
(4) When the Public Prosecutor or the complainant of the case, as the case may be, and the accused appear on the date fixed under sub-section (3), the Court shall examine the accused in camera, where the other party in the case shall not be present, to satisfy itself that the accused has filed the application voluntarily and where— (a) the Court is satisfied that the application has been filed by the accused voluntarily, it shall provide time to the Public Prosecutor or the complainant of the case, as the case may be, and the accused to work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case which may include giving to the victim by the accused the compensation and other expenses during the case and thereafter fix the date for further hearing of the case; (b) the Court finds that the application has been filed involuntarily by the accused or he has previously been convicted by a Court in a case in which he had been charged with the same offence, it shall proceed further in 1. Ins. by Act 2 of 2006, s. 4 (w.e.f. 5-7-2006). accordance with the provisions of this Code from the stage such application has been filed under sub-section (1).
290.
(1) A person accused of an offence may file an application for plea bargaining within a period of thirty days from the date of framing of charge in the Court in which such offence is pending for trial.
(2) The application under sub-section
(1) shall contain a brief description of the case relating to which the application is filed including the offence to which the case relates and shall be accompanied by an affidavit sworn by the accused stating therein that he has voluntarily preferred, after understanding the nature and extent of punishment provided under the law for the offence, the plea bargaining in his case and that he has not previously been convicted by a Court in which he had been charged with the same offence.
(3) After receiving the application under sub-section (1), the Court shall issue notice to the Public Prosecutor or the complainant of the case and to the accused to appear on the date fixed for the case.
(4) When the Public Prosecutor or the complainant of the case and the accused appear on the date fixed under sub-section (3), the Court shall examine the accused in camera, where the other party in the case shall not be present, to satisfy itself that the accused has filed the application voluntarily and where— (a) the Court is satisfied that the application has been filed by the accused voluntarily, it shall provide time, not exceeding sixty days, to the Public Prosecutor or the complainant of the case and the accused to work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case which may include giving to the victim by the accused the compensation and other expenses during the case and thereafter fix the date for further hearing of the case; (b) the Court finds that the application has been filed involuntarily by the accused or he has previously been convicted by a Court in a case in which he had been charged with the same offence, it shall proceed further in accordance with the provisions of this Sanhita from the stage such application has been filed under sub-section (1).
What changedAI-inferred
Application for plea bargaining — BNSS 290 strengthens timelines.
Old position
CrPC 265B is concerned with Application for plea bargaining. Application for plea bargaining
New position
BNSS 290 modifies the framework. Topic: A person accused of an offence may file an application for plea.. A person accused of an offence may file an application for plea bargaining within a period of thirty days from the date of framing of charge in the Court in which such offence is pending for trial
BNSS 290 modifies CrPC 265B. Application for plea bargaining — BNSS 290 strengthens timelines. BNSS 290 text: A person accused of an offence may file an application for plea bargaining within a period of thirty days from the date of framing of charge in the Court in which such offence is...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 290 carries forward the CrPC 265B framework for plea-bargaining applications. The visible operative delta is BNSS 290(1)'s addition of a thirty-day window: the accused may file the application within a period of thirty days from the date of framing of charge in the Court in which the offence is pending for trial. CrPC 265B contained no temporal cap. Sub-section (2) preserves the description-of-case-and-affidavit requirement character-identically.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 265B continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 290 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 290 (A person accused of an offence may file an application for plea.). The relationship is classified as modified — 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 §265B → BNSS §290 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/265B.
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