Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

CHAPTER NAME CLAUSES

I PRELIMINARY 1-5

CONSTITUTION OF
CRIMINAL COURTS AND
II 6-20
OFFICES

III POWER OF COURTS 21-29

POWERS OF SUPERIOR
OFFICERS OF POLICE AND
IV AID TO THE MAGISTRATES 30-34
AND THE POLICE

V ARREST OF PERSONS 35-62

PROCESSESTO COMPEL
VI 63-93
APPEARANCE
PROCESSESTO COMPEL
VII 94-110
PRODUCTION OF THINGS
RECIPROCAL
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN
MATTERS AND
VIII 111-124
PROCEDURE FOR
ATTACHMENT AND
FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY

SECURITY FOR KEEPING

THE PEACE AND FOR GOOD
IX 125-143
BEHAVIOUR

ORDERS FOR
X MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, 144-147
CHIDREN AND PARENTS
MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC
XI 148-167
ORDER AND TRANQUILITY
PREVENTIVE ACTION OF
XII 168-172
POLICE
INFORMATION TO THE
XIII POLICE AND THERE 173-196
POWERS TO INVESTIGATE
JURISDICTION OF THE
CRIMINAL COURTS IN
XIV 197-209
INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

CONDITIONS REQUISITE
FOR INITIATION OF
XV PROCEEDINGS
210-222

XVI Complaints to Magistrates 223-226

Commencement of
XVII 227-233
Proceedings before
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Magistrates

XVIII The Charge 234-247

Trial before a Court of

XIX 248-260
Session
Trial of Warrant Cases by
XX 261-273
Magistrates
Trial of Summons Cases by
XXI 274-282
Magistrates
XXII Summary Trials 283-288

XXIII Plea Bargaining 289-300

ATTENDANCE OF PERSONS
XXIV CONFINED OR DETAINED 301-306
IN PRISONS
EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES
XXV 307-336
AND TRIALS
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS
XXVI 337-366
TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
PROVISIONS AS TO
XXVII ACCUSED PERSONS OF 367-378
UNSOUND MIND
PROVISIONS AS TO
OFFENCES AFFECTING THE
XXVIII 379-391
ADMINISTRATION OF
JUSTICE
XXIX THE JUDGMENT 392-406
SUBMISSION OF DEATH
XXX SENTENCES FOR 407-412
CONFIRMATION
XXXI APPEALS 413-435

XXXII REFERENCE AND REVISION 436-445

TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL
XXXIII 446-452
CASES
EXECUTION, SUSPENSION,
REMISSION AND
XXXIV 453-477
COMMUTATION OF
SENTENCES
PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL
XXXV 478-496
AND BONDS

XXXVI DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY 497-505

XXXVII IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS 506-512

LIMITATION FOR TAKING
XXXVIII COGNIZANCE OF CERTAIN 513-519
OFFENCES
XXXIX MISCELLANEOUS 520-531