Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 → Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
CrPC 249BNSS 272
Absence of complainant
Canonical: https://www.vakilpedia.com/crpc-249-to-bnss
What changed
- It is added that the Magistrate may "after giving thirty days' time to the complainant to be present before proceeding further.
Drafting-ready
Under Section 272 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 249 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
Bare act text — BNSS 272
272. Absence of complainant.—When the proceedings have been instituted upon complaint, and on any day fixed for the hearing of the case, the complainant is absent, and the offence may be lawfully compounded or is not a cognizable offence, the Magistrate may after giving thirty days ’ time to the 101 complainant to be present, in his discretion, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, at any time before the charge has been framed, discharge the accused.
Frequently asked
What is CrPC 249 equivalent in BNSS?
CrPC Section 249 (Absence of complainant) corresponds to Section 272 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
What changed between CrPC 249 and BNSS 272?
It is added that the Magistrate may "after giving thirty days' time to the complainant to be present before proceeding further.
How do I cite BNSS 272 in a pleading?
Under Section 272 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 249 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
Need another section? The full converter covers CrPC to BNSS, CrPC to BNSS and IEA to BSA.
Open the converterNearby CrPC sections
- CrPC 244 → BNSS 267 — Evidence for prosecution
- CrPC 245 → BNSS 268 — When accused shall be discharged
- CrPC 246 → BNSS 269 — Procedure where accused is not discharged
- CrPC 247 → BNSS 270 — Evidence for defence
- CrPC 248 → BNSS 271 — Acquittal or conviction
- CrPC 250 → BNSS 273 — Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
- CrPC 251 → BNSS 274 — Substance of accusation to be stated
- CrPC 252 → BNSS 275 — Conviction on plea of guilty
- CrPC 253 → BNSS 276 — Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
- CrPC 254 → BNSS 277 — Procedure when not convicted