CRPC §345BNSS §384

Procedure in certain cases of contempt

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Old law
CRPC §345
Procedure in certain cases of contempt

345. Procedure in certain cases of contempt.—(1) When any such offence as is described in section 175, section 178, section 179, section 180 or section 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) is committed in the view or presence of any Civil, Criminal, or Revenue Court, the Court may cause the offender to be detained in custody, and may, at any time before the rising of the Court or the same day, take cognizance of the offence and, after giving the offender a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why he should not be punished under this section, sentence the offender to fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, and, in default of payment of fine, to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, unless such fine be sooner paid.

(2) In every such case the Court shall record the fact constituting the offence, with the statement (if any) made by the offender, as well as the finding and sentence.

(3) If the offence is under section 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), the record shall show the nature and stage of the judicial proceeding in which the Court interrupted or insulted was sitting, and the nature of the interruption or insult.

New law
BNSS §384
certain cases of contempt.

384.

(1) When any such offence as is described in section 210, section 213, section 214, section 215 or section 267 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is committed in the view or presence of any Civil, Criminal, or Revenue Court, the Court may cause the offender to be detained in custody, and may, at any time before the rising of the Court on the same day, take cognizance of the offence and, after giving the offender a reasonable opportunity of showing cause why he should not be punished under this section, sentence the offender to fine not exceeding one thousand rupees, and, in default of payment of fine, to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, unless such fine be sooner paid. Appeal. Power to order costs. Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance. Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence. Procedure in certain cases of contempt.

(2) In every such case the Court shall record the fact constituting the offence, with the statement (if any) made by the offender, as well as the finding and sentence.

(3) If the offence is under section 267 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the record shall show the nature and stage of the judicial proceeding in which the Court interrupted or insulted was sitting, and the nature of the interruption or insult.

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Procedure in certain cases of contempt.

Old position

CrPC 345 is concerned with Procedure in certain cases of contempt. Procedure in certain cases of contempt

New position

BNSS 384 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: certain cases of contempt.. When any such offence as is described in section 210, section 213, section 214, section 215 or section 267 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is committed in the view or presence of any Civil, Criminal, or Revenue Court, the Court may

BNSS 384 (certain cases of contempt.) preserves the framework of CrPC 345. BNSS 384 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 384 text: When any such offence as is described in section...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 384 (certain cases of contempt.) preserves the framework of CrPC 345. BNSS 384 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 384 text: When any such offence as is described in section 210, section 213, section 214, section 215 or section 267 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is committed in the view or presence of any Civil, Criminal, or Revenue Court, the Court may cause the offender to be detained in custody, and may, at any time before the...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 345 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 384 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 384 (certain cases of contempt.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §345 → BNSS §384 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/345.

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