Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

CrPC 198ABNSS 220

Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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Under Section 220 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 198A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...

Bare act text — BNSS 220

220. Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.— No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under sect ion 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her father ’s or mother’s brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.

Frequently asked

What is CrPC 198A equivalent in BNSS?

CrPC Section 198A (Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) corresponds to Section 220 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

What changed between CrPC 198A and BNSS 220?

No change.

How do I cite BNSS 220 in a pleading?

Under Section 220 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 198A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...

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