CRPC §420BNSS §461

Warrant with whom to be lodged. C.–Levy of fine

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Old law
CRPC §420
Warrant with whom to be lodged. C.–Levy of fine

420. Warrant with whom to be lodged.—When the prisoner is to be confined in a jail, the warrant shall be lodged with the jailor. C.—Levy of fine

New law
BNSS §461
When an offender has been sentenced to pay a fine, but no.

461.

(1) When an offender has been sentenced to pay a fine, but no such payment has been made, the Court passing the sentence may take action for the recovery of the fine in either or both of the following ways, that is to say, it may— (a) issue a warrant for the levy of the amount by attachment and sale of any movable property belonging to the offender; (b) issue a warrant to the Collector of the district, authorising him to realise the amount as arrears of land revenue from the movable or immovable property, or both, of the defaulter: Provided that, if the sentence directs that in default of payment of the fine, the offender shall be imprisoned, and if such offender has undergone the whole of such imprisonment in default, no Court shall issue such warrant unless, for special reasons to be recorded in writing, it considers it necessary so to do, or unless it has made an order for the payment of expenses or compensation out of the fine under section 395.

(2) The State Government may make rules regulating the manner in which warrants under clause (a) of sub-section

(1) are to be executed, and for the summary determination of any claims made by any person other than the offender in respect of any property attached in execution of such warrant.

(3) Where the Court issues a warrant to the Collector under clause (b) of sub-section (1), the Collector shall realise the amount in accordance with the law relating to recovery of arrears of land revenue, as if such warrant were a certificate issued under such law: Provided that no such warrant shall be executed by the arrest or detention in prison of the offender.

What changedAI-inferred

Warrant with whom to be lodged.

Old position

CrPC 420 is concerned with Warrant with whom to be lodged. C.–Levy of fine. Warrant with whom to be lodged

New position

BNSS 461 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: When an offender has been sentenced to pay a fine, but no.. When an offender has been sentenced to pay a fine, but no such payment has been made, the Court passing the sentence may take action for the recovery of the fine in either or both of the following ways, that is to say, it may

BNSS 461 (When an offender has been sentenced to pay a fine, but no.) preserves the framework of CrPC 420. BNSS 461 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 461 text: When an offender...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 461 (When an offender has been sentenced to pay a fine, but no.) preserves the framework of CrPC 420. BNSS 461 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 461 text: When an offender has been sentenced to pay a fine, but no such payment has been made, the Court passing the sentence may take action for the recovery of the fine in either or both of the following ways, that is to say, it may— (a) issue a warrant for the levy of the amount by attachment and sale of any movable...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 420 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 461 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 461 (When an offender has been sentenced to pay a fine, but no.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §420 → BNSS §461 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/420.

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