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

CrPC 302BNSS 339

Permission to conduct prosecution

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What changed

  • "Pleader" is replaced by "Advocate".

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Under Section 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 302 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...

Bare act text — BNSS 339

339. Permission to conduct prosecution .—(1) Any Magistrate inquiring into or trying a case may permit the prosecution to be conducted by any person other than a police officer below the rank of inspector; but no person, other than the Advocate -General or Government Advocate or a Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor, shall be entitled to do so without such permission: Provided that no police officer shall be permitted to conduct the prosecution if he has taken part in the investigation into the offence with respect to which the accused is being prosecuted. (2) Any person conducting the prosecution may do so personally or by an advocate.

Frequently asked

What is CrPC 302 equivalent in BNSS?

CrPC Section 302 (Permission to conduct prosecution) corresponds to Section 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

What changed between CrPC 302 and BNSS 339?

"Pleader" is replaced by "Advocate".

How do I cite BNSS 339 in a pleading?

Under Section 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 302 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...

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