Comparison between

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Vs
Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,
2023

By Ravi Geela
BA LLB 3rd Year Student
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University, Jaipur
ravigeela@gmail.com
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,
2023
Sec. Heading Clause Heading
1 Short title, extent 1 Short title, extent
and and
commencement commencement
2 Definitions 2 Definitions
3 Construction of 3 Construction of
references references
4 Trial of offences 4 Trial of offences
under the Indian under Bhartiya
Penal Code and Nyaya Sanhita and
other laws other laws
5 Saving 5 Saving
6 Classes of 6 Classes of
Criminal Courts Criminal Courts.
7 Territorial divisions 7 Territorial divisions
8 Metropolitan areas — Deleted
9 Court of Session 8 Court of Session
10 Subordination of — Deleted
Assistant Sessions
Judges
11 Courts of Judicial 9 Courts of Judicial
Magistrates Magistrates
12 Chief Judicial 10 Chief Judicial
Magistrate and Magistrate and
Additional Chief Additional Chief
Judicial Judicial
Magistrate, etc. Magistrate, etc.
13 Special Judicial 11 Special Judicial
Magistrates Magistrates
14 Local jurisdiction 12 Local jurisdiction
of Judicial of Judicial
Magistrates Magistrates
15 Subordination of 13 Subordination of
Judicial Judicial
Magistrates Magistrates
16 Courts of — Deleted
Metropolitan
Magistrates
17 Chief Metropolitan — Deleted
Magistrate and
Additional Chief
Metropolitan
Magistrate
18 Special — Deleted
Metropolitan
Magistrates
19 Subordination of — Deleted
Metropolitan
Magistrates
20 Executive 14 Executive
Magistrates Magistrates
21 Special Executive 15 Special Executive
Magistrates Magistrates
22 Local jurisdiction 16 Local Jurisdiction
of Executive of Executive
Magistrates Magistrates
23 Subordination of 17 Subordination of
Executive Executive
Magistrates Magistrates
24 Public Prosecutors 18 Public Prosecutors
25 Assistant Public 19 Assistant Public
Prosecutors Prosecutors
25A Directorate of 20 Directorate of
Prosecution Prosecution
26 Courts by which 21 Courts by which
offences are offences are
triable triable
27 Jurisdiction in the — Deleted
case of juveniles
28 Sentences which 22 Sentences which
High Courts and High Courts and
Sessions Judges Sessions Judges
may pass may pass
29 Sentences which 23 Sentences which
Magistrates may Magistrates may
pass pass
30 Sentence of 24 Sentence of
imprisonment in imprisonment in
default of fine default of fine
31 Sentence in cases 25 Sentence in cases
of conviction of of conviction of
several offences at several offences at
one trial one trial
32 Mode of conferring 26 Mode of conferring
powers powers
33 Powers of officers 27 Powers of officers
appointed appointed
34 Withdrawal of 28 Withdrawal of
powers powers
35 Powers of Judges 29 Powers of Judges
and Magistrates and Magistrates
exercisable by exercisable by
their successors- their successors-
in-office in-office
36 Powers of superior 30 Powers of superior
officers of police officers of police
37 Public when to 31 Public when to
assist Magistrates assist Magistrates
and police and police
38 Aid to person, 32 Aid to person,
other than police other than police
officer, executing officer, executing
warrant warrant
39 Public to give 33 Public to give
information of information of
certain offences certain offences
40 Duty of officers 34 Duty of officers
employed in employed in
connection with connection with
the affairs of a the affairs of a
village to make village to make
certain report certain report
41 When police may 35 When police may
arrest without arrest without
warrant warrant
41A Notice of — Included in Section
appearance before 35
police officer
41B Procedure of 36 Procedure of
arrest and duties arrest and duties
of officer making of officer making
arrest arrest
41C Control room at 37 Designated Police
districts Officer
41D Right of arrested 38 Right of arrested
person to meet an person to meet an
advocate of his advocate of his
choice during choice during
interrogation interrogation
42 Arrest on refusal to 39 Arrest on refusal to
give name and give name and
residence residence
43 Arrest by private 40 Arrest by private
person and person and
procedure on such procedure on such
arrest arrest
44 Arrest by 41 Arrest by
Magistrate Magistrate
45 Protection of 42 Protection of
members of the members of the
Armed Forces Armed Forces
from arrest from arrest
46 Arrest how made 43 Arrest how made
47 Search of place 44 Search of place
entered by person entered by person
sought to be sought to be
arrested arrested
48 Pursuit of 45 Pursuit of
offenders into offenders into
other jurisdictions other jurisdictions
49 No unnecessary 46 No unnecessary
restraint restraint
50 Person arrested to 47 Person arrested to
be informed of be informed of
grounds of arrest grounds of arrest
and of right to bail and of right to bail
50A Obligation of 48 Obligation of
person making person making
 arrest to inform arrest to inform
about the arrest, about the arrest,
etc., to a etc., to relative or
nominated person friend
51 Search of arrested 49 Search of arrested
person person
52 Power to seize 50 Power to seize
offensive weapons offen
53 Examination of 51 Examination of
accused by accused by
medical medical
practitioner at the practitioner at the
request of police request of police
officer officer
53A Examination of 52 Examination of
person accused of person accused of
rape by medical rape by medical
practitioner practitioner
54 Examination of 53 Examination of
arrested person by arrested person by
medical officer medical officer
54A Identification of 54 Identification of
person arrested person arrested
55 Procedure when 55 Procedure when
police officer police officer
deputes deputes
subordinate to subordinate to
arrest without arrest without
warrant warrant
55A Health and safety 56 Health and safety
of arrested person of arrested person
56 Person arrested to 57 Person arrested to
be taken before be taken before
Magistrate or Magistrate or
officer in charge of officer in charge of
police station police station
57 Person arrested 58 Person arrested
not to be detained not to be detained
more than twenty- more than twenty-
four hours four hours
58 Police to report 59 Police to report
apprehensions apprehensions
59 Discharge of 60 Discharge of
person person
apprehended apprehended
60 Power, on escape, 61 Power, on escape,
to pursue and to pursue and
retake retake
60A Arrest to be made 62 Arrest to be made
strictly according strictly according
to the Code to the Sanhita
61 Form of summons 63 Form of summons
62 Summons how 64 Summons how
served served
63 Service of 65 Service of
summons on summons on
corporate bodies corporate bodies,
and societies firms, and
societies
64 Service when 66 Service when
persons persons
summoned cannot summoned cannot
be found be found
65 Procedure when 67 Procedure when
service cannot be service cannot be
effected as before effected as before
provided provided
66 Service on 68 Service on
Government Government
servant servant
67 Service of 69 Service of
summons outside summons outside
local limits local limits
68 Proof of service in 70 Proof of service in
such cases and such cases and
when serving when serving
officer not present officer not present
69 Service of 71 Service of
summons on summons on
witness by post witness by post
70 Form of warrant of 72 Form of warrant of
arrest and duration arrest and duration
71 Power to direct 73 Power to direct
security to be security to be
taken taken
72 Warrants to whom 74 Warrants to whom
directed directed
73 Warrant may be 75 Warrant may be
directed to any directed to any
person person
74 Warrant directed 76 Warrant directed
to police officer to police officer
75 Notification of 77 Notification of
substance of substance of
warrant warrant
76 Person arrested to 78 Person arrested to
be brought before be brought before
Court without Court without
delay delay
77 Where warrant 79 Where warrant
may be executed may be executed
78 Warrant forwarded 80 Warrant forwarded
for execution for execution
outside jurisdiction outside jurisdiction
79 Warrant directed 81 Warrant directed
to police officer for to police officer for
execution outside execution outside
jurisdiction jurisdiction
80 Procedure on 82 Procedure on
arrest of person arrest of person
against whom against whom
warrant issued warrant issued
81 Procedure by 83 Procedure by
Magistrate before Magistrate before
whom such person whom such person
arrested is brought arrested is brought
82 Proclamation for 84 Proclamation for
person absconding person absconding
83 Attachment of 85 Attachment of
property of person property of person
absconding absconding
84 Claims and 87 Claims and
objections to objections to
attachment attachment
85 Release, sale and 88 Release, sale and
restoration of restoration of
attached property attached property
86 Appeal from order 89 Appeal from order
rejecting rejecting
application for application for
restoration of restoration of
attached property attached property
87 Issue of warrant in 90 Issue of warrant in
lieu of, or in lieu of, or in
addition to, addition to,
summons summons
88 Power to take 91 Power to take
bond for bond for
appearance appearance
89 Arrest on breach 92 Arrest on breach
of bond for of bond for
appearance appearance
90 Provisions of this 93 Provisions of this
Chapter generally Chapter generally
applicable to applicable to
summonses and summonses and
warrants of arrest warrants of arrest
91 Summons to 94 Summons to
produce document produce document
or other thing or other thing
92 Procedure as to 95 Procedure as to
letters and letters and
telegrams telegrams
93 When search 96 When search-
warrant may be warrant may be
issued issued
94 Search of place 97 Search of place
suspected to suspected to
contain stolen contain stolen
property, forged property, forged
documents, etc. documents, etc.
95 Power to declare 98 Power to declare
certain certain
publications publications
forfeited and to forfeited and to
issue search issue search-
warrants for the warrants for the
same same
96 Application to High 99 Application to High
Court to set aside Court to set aside
 declaration of declaration of
forfeiture forfeiture
97 Search for persons 100 Search for persons
wrongfully wrongfully
confined confined
98 Power to compel 101 Power to compel
restoration of restoration of
abducted females abducted females
99 Direction, etc., of 102 Direction, etc., of
search warrants search-warrants
100 Persons in charge 103 Persons in charge
of closed place to of closed place to
allow search allow search
101 Disposal of things 104 Disposal of things
found in search found in search
beyond jurisdiction beyond jurisdiction
---- ---- 105 Recording of
search and seizure
through audio-
video electronic
means
102 Power of Police 106 Power of Police
Officer to seize Officer to seize
certain property certain property
---- ---- 107 Attachment,
forfeiture and
restoration of
property
103 Magistrate may 108 Magistrate may
direct search in his direct search in his
presence presence
104 Power to impound 109 Power to impound
document, etc., document, etc.,
produced produced
105 Reciprocal 110 Reciprocal
arrangements arrangements
regarding regarding
processes processes
105A Definitions 111 Definitions
----- ----- 112 Letter of request to
competent
authority for
investigation in a
 country or place
outside India
----- ----- 113 Letter of request
from a country or
place outside India
to a Court or an
authority for
investigation in
India.
105B Assistance in 114 Assistance in
securing transfer securing transfer
of persons of persons
105C Assistance in 115 Assistance in
relation to orders relation to orders
of attachment or of attachment or
forfeiture of forfeiture of
property property
105D Identifying 116 Identifying
unlawfully unlawfully
acquired property acquired property.
105E Seizure or 117 Seizure or
attachment of attachment of
property property
105F Management of 118 Management of
properties seized properties seized
or forfeited under or forfeited under
this Chapter this Chapter
105G Notice of forfeiture 119 Notice of forfeiture
of property of property
105H Forfeiture of 120 Forfeiture of
property in certain property in certain
cases cases
105-I Fine in lieu of 121 Fine in lieu of
forfeiture forfeiture
105J Certain transfers 122 Certain transfers
to be null and void to be null and void
105K Procedure in 123 Procedure in
respect of letter of respect of letter of
request request
105L Application of this 124 Application of this
Chapter Chapter
106 Security for 125 Security for
keeping the peace keeping the peace
on conviction on conviction
107 Security for 126 Security for
keeping the peace keeping the peace
in other cases in other cases
108 Security for good 127 Security for good
behaviour from behaviour from
persons persons
disseminating disseminating
seditious matters seditious matters
109 Security for good 128 Security for good
behaviour from behaviour from
suspected persons suspected persons
110 Security for good 129 Security for good
behaviour from behaviour from
habitual offenders habitual offenders
111 Order to be made 130 Order to be made
112 Procedure in 131 Procedure in
respect of person respect of person
present in Court present in Court
113 Summons or 132 Summons or
warrant in case of warrant in case of
person not so person not so
present present
114 Copy of order to 133 Copy of order to
accompany accompany
summons or summons or
warrant warrant
115 Power to dispense 134 Power to dispense
with personal with personal
attendance attendance
116 Inquiry as to truth 135 Inquiry as to truth
of information of information
117 Order to give 136 Order to give
security security
118 Discharge of 137 Discharge of
person informed person informed
against against
119 Commencement of 138 Commencement of
period for which period for which
security is required security is required
120 Contents of bond 139 Contents of bond
121 Power to reject 140 Power to reject
sureties sureties
122 Imprisonment in 141 Imprisonment in
default of security default of security
123 Power to release 142 Power to release
persons persons
imprisoned for imprisoned for
failing to give failing to give
security security
124 Security for 143 Security for
unexpired period unexpired period
of bond of bond
125 Order for 144 Order for
maintenance of maintenance of
wives, children wives, children
and parents and parents
126 Procedure 145 Procedure
127 Alteration in 146 Alteration in
allowance allowance
128 Enforcement of 147 Enforcement of
order of order of
maintenance maintenance
129 Dispersal of 148 Dispersal of
assembly by use assembly by use
of civil force of civil force
130 Use of armed 149 Use of armed
forces to disperse forces to disperse
assembly assembly
131 Power of certain 150 Power of certain
armed force armed force
officers to disperse officers to disperse
assembly assembly
132 Protection against 151 Protection against
prosecution for prosecution for
acts done under acts done under
preceding sections sections 148, 149
and 150
133 Conditional order 152 Conditional order
for removal of for removal of
nuisance nuisance
134 Service or 153 Service or
notification of notification of
order order
135 Person to whom 154 Person to whom
order is addressed order is addressed
to obey or show to obey or show
cause cause
136 Consequences of 155 Consequences of
his failing to do so his failing to do so
137 Procedure where 156 Procedure where
existence of public existence of public
right is denied right is denied
138 Procedure where 157 Procedure where
he appears to he appears to
show cause show cause
139 Power of 158 Power of
Magistrate to Magistrate to
direct local direct local
investigation and investigation and
examination of an examination of an
expert expert
140 Power of 159 Power of
Magistrate to Magistrate to
furnish written furnish written
instructions, etc. instructions, etc.
141 Procedure on 160 Procedure on
order being made order being made
absolute and absolute and
consequences of consequences of
disobedience disobedience
142 Injunction pending 161 Injunction pending
inquiry inquiry
143 Magistrate may 162 Magistrate may
prohibit repetition prohibit repetition
or continuance of or continuance of
public nuisance public nuisance
144 Power to issue 163 Power to issue
order in urgent order in urgent
cases of nuisance cases of nuisance
or apprehended or apprehended
danger danger
144A Power to prohibit — Deleted
carrying arms in
procession or
mass drill or mass
training with arms
145 Procedure where 164 Procedure where
dispute concerning dispute concerning
land or water is land or water is
likely to cause likely to cause
breach of peace breach of peace
146 Power to attach 165 Power to attach
subject of dispute subject of dispute
and to appoint and to appoint
receiver receiver
147 Dispute 166 Dispute
concerning right of concerning right of
use of land or use of land or
water water
148 Local inquiry 167 Local inquiry
149 Police to prevent 168 Police to prevent
cognizable cognizable
offences offences
150 Information of 169 Information of
design to commit design to commit
cognizable cognizable
offences offences
151 Arrest to prevent 170 Arrest to prevent
the commission of the commission of
cognizable cognizable
offences offences
152 Prevention of 171 Prevention of
injury to public injury to public
property property
---- ---- 172 Persons bound to
confirm to lawful
directions of Police
153 Inspection of — Deleted
weights and
measures
154 Information in 173 Information in
cognizable cases cognizable cases
155 Information as to 174 Information as to
non-cognizable non-cognizable
cases and cases and
investigation of investigation of
such cases such cases
156 Police officer’s 175 Police officer’s
power to power to
 investigate investigate
cognizable cases cognizable case
157 Procedure for 176 Procedure for
investigation investigation
158 Report how 177 Report how
submitted submitted
159 Power to hold 178 Power to hold
investigation or investigation or
preliminary inquiry preliminary inquiry
160 Police officer’s 179 Police officer’s
power to require power to require
attendance of attendance of
witnesses witnesses
161 Examination of 180 Examination of
witnesses by witnesses by
police police
162 Statements to 181 Statements to
police not to be police not to be
signed – Use of signed: Use of
statements in statements in
evidence evidence
163 No inducement to 182 No inducement to
be offered be offered
164 Recording of 183 Recording of
confessions and confessions and
statements statements
164A Medical 184 Medical
examination of the examination of the
victim of rape victim of rape
165 Search by police 185 Search by police
officer officer
166 When officer in 186 When officer in
charge of police charge of police
station may station may
require another to require another to
issue search issue search-
warrant warrant
166A Letter of request to — Deleted
competent
authority for
investigation in a
country or place
outside India
166B Letter of request — Deleted
from a country or
place outside India
to a Court or an
authority for
investigation in
India
167 Procedure when 187 Procedure when
investigation investigation
cannot be cannot be
completed in completed in
twenty-four hours twenty-four hours
168 Report of 188 Report of
investigation by investigation by
subordinate police subordinate police
officer officer
169 Release of 189 Release of
accused when accused when
evidence deficient evidence deficient
170 Cases to be sent 190 Cases to be sent
to Magistrate when to Magistrate,
evidence is when evidence is
sufficient sufficient
171 Complainant and 191 Complainant and
witnesses not to witnesses not to
be required to be required to
accompany police accompany police
officer and not to officer and not to
be subjected to be subjected to
restraint restraint
172 Diary of 192 Diary of
proceedings in proceedings in
investigation investigation
173 Report of police 193 Report of police
officer on officer on
completion of completion of
investigation investigation
174 Police to enquire 194 Police to enquire
and report on and report on
suicide, etc. suicide, etc.
175 Power to summon 195 Power to summon
persons persons
176 Inquiry by 196 Inquiry by
Magistrate into Magistrate into
cause of death cause of death
177 Ordinary place of 197 Ordinary place of
inquiry and trial inquiry and trial
178 Place of inquiry or 198 Place of inquiry or
trial trial
179 Offence triable 199 Offence triable
where act is done where act is done
or consequence or consequence
ensues ensues
180 Place of trial 200 Place of trial
where act is an where act is an
offence by reason offence by reason
of relation to other of relation to other
offence offence
181 Place of trial in 201 Place of trial in
case of certain case of certain
offences offences
182 Offences 202 Offences
committed by committed by
letters, etc. means of
electronic
communications,
letters, etc.
183 Offence committed 203 Offence committed
on journey or on journey or
voyage voyage
184 Place of trial for 204 Place of trial for
offences triable offences triable
together together
185 Power to order 205 Power to order
cases to be tried in cases to be tried in
different sessions different sessions
divisions divisions
186 High Court to 206 High Court to
decide, in case of decide, in case of
doubt, district doubt, district
where inquiry or where inquiry or
trial shall take trial shall take
place place
187 Power to issue 207 Power to issue
summons or summons or
 warrant for offence warrant for offence
committed beyond committed beyond
local jurisdiction local jurisdiction
188 Offence committed 208 Offence committed
outside India outside India
189 Receipt of 209 Receipt of
evidence relating evidence relating
to offences to offences
committed outside committed outside
India India
190 Cognizance of 210 Cognizance of
offences by offences by
Magistrates Magistrates
191 Transfer on 211 Transfer on
application of the application of the
accused accused
192 Making over of 212 Making over of
cases to cases to
Magistrates Magistrates
193 Cognizance of 213 Cognizance of
offences by Courts offences by Courts
of Session of Session
194 Additional and 214 Additional
Assistant Sessions Sessions Judges
Judges to try to try cases made
cases made over over to them
to them
195 Prosecution for 215 Prosecution for
contempt of lawful contempt of lawful
authority of public authority of public
servants, for servants, for
offences against offences against
public justice and public justice and
for offences for offences
relating to relating to
documents given documents given
in evidence in evidence
195A Procedure for 216 Procedure for
witnesses in case witnesses in case
of threatening, etc. of threatening, etc.
196 Prosecution for 217 Prosecution for
offences against offences against
the State and for the State and for
 criminal criminal
conspiracy to conspiracy to
commit such commit such
offence offence
197 Prosecution of 218 Prosecution of
Judges and public Judges and public
servants servants
198 Prosecution for 219 Prosecution for
offences against offences against
marriage marriage
198A Prosecution of 220 Prosecution of
offences under offences under
section 498A of section 498A of
the Indian Penal the Bharatiya
Code Nyaya Sanhita,
2023
198B Cognizance of 221 Cognizance of
offence offence
199 Prosecution for 222 Prosecution for
defamation defamation
200 Examination of 223 Examination of
complainant complainant
201 Procedure by 224 Procedure by
Magistrate not Magistrate not
competent to take competent to take
cognizance of the cognizance of the
case case
202 Postponement of 225 Postponement of
issue of process issue of process
203 Dismissal of 226 Dismissal of
complaint complaint
204 Issue of process 227 Issue of process
205 Magistrate may 228 Magistrate may
dispense with dispense with
personal personal
attendance of attendance of
accused accused
206 Special summons 229 Special summons
in cases of petty in cases of petty
offence offence
207 Supply to the 230 Supply to the
accused of copy of accused of copy of
 police report and police report and
other documents other documents
208 Supply of copies of 231 Supply of copies of
statements and statements and
documents to documents to
accused in other accused in other
cases triable by cases triable by
court of session Court of Session
209 Commitment of 232 Commitment of
case to Court of case to Court of
Session when Session when
offence is triable offence is triable
exclusively by it exclusively by it
210 Procedure to be 233 Procedure to be
followed when followed when
there is a there is a
complaint case complaint case
and police and police
investigation in investigation in
respect of the respect of the
same offence same offence
211 Contents of charge 234 Contents of charge
212 Particulars as to 235 Particulars as to
time, place and time, place and
person person
213 When manner of 236 When manner of
committing offence committing offence
must be stated must be stated
214 Words in charge 237 Words in charge
taken in sense of taken in sense of
law under which law under which
offence is offence is
punishable punishable
215 Effect of errors 238 Effect of errors
216 Court may alter 239 Court may alter
charge charge
217 Recall of 240 Recall of
witnesses when witnesses when
charge altered charge altered
218 Separate charges 241 Separate charges
for distinct for distinct
offences offences
219 Three offences of 242 Offences of same
same kind within kind within year
year may be may be charged
charged together together
220 Trial for more than 243 Trial for more than
one offence one offence
221 Where it is 244 Where it is
doubtful what doubtful what
offence has been offence has been
committed committed
222 When offence 245 When offence
proved included in proved included in
offence charged offence charged
223 What persons may 246 What persons may
be charged jointly be charged jointly
224 Withdrawal of 247 Withdrawal of
remaining charges remaining charges
on conviction on on conviction on
one of several one of several
charges charges
225 Trial to be 248 Trial to be
conducted by conducted by
Public Prosecutor Public Prosecutor
226 Opening case for 249 Opening case for
prosecution prosecution
227 Discharge 250 Discharge
228 Framing of charge 251 Framing of charge
229 Conviction on plea 252 Conviction on plea
of guilty of guilty
230 Date for 253 Date for
prosecution prosecution
evidence evidence
231 Evidence for 254 Evidence for
prosecution prosecution
232 Acquittal 255 Acquittal
233 Entering upon 256 Entering upon
defence defence
234 Arguments 257 Arguments
235 Judgment of 258 Judgment of
acquittal or acquittal or
conviction conviction
236 Previous 259 Previous
conviction conviction
237 Procedure in 260 Procedure in
cases instituted cases instituted
under section under section
199(2) 223(1)
238 Compliance with 261 Compliance with
section 207 section 231
239 When accused 262 When accused
shall be shall be
discharged discharged
240 Framing of charge 263 Framing of charge
241 Conviction on plea 264 Conviction on plea
of guilty of guilty
242 Evidence for 265 Evidence for
prosecution prosecution
243 Evidence for 266 Evidence for
defence defence
244 Evidence for 267 Evidence for
prosecution prosecution
245 When accused 268 When accused
shall be shall be
discharged discharged
246 Procedure where 269 Procedure where
accused is not accused is not
discharged discharged
247 Evidence for 270 Evidence for
defence defence
248 Acquittal or 271 Acquittal or
conviction conviction
249 Absence of 272 Absence of
complainant complainant
250 Compensation for 273 Compensation for
accusation without accusation without
reasonable cause reasonable cause
251 Substance of 274 Substance of
accusation to be accusation to be
stated stated
252 Conviction on plea 275 Conviction on plea
of guilty of guilty
253 Conviction on plea 276 Conviction on plea
of guilty in of guilty in
absence of absence of
accused in petty accused in petty
cases cases
254 Procedure when 277 Procedure when
not convicted not convicted
255 Acquittal or 278 Acquittal or
conviction conviction
256 Non-appearance 279 Non-appearance
or death of or death of
complainant complainant
257 Withdrawal of 280 Withdrawal of
complaint complaint
258 Power to stop 281 Power to stop
proceedings in proceedings in
certain cases certain cases
259 Power of Court to 282 Power of Court to
convert summons- convert summons-
cases into warrant- cases into warrant-
cases cases
260 Power to try 283 Power to try
summarily summarily
261 Summary trial by 284 Summary trial by
Magistrate of the Magistrate of the
second class second class
262 Procedure for 285 Procedure for
summary trials summary trials
263 Record in 286 Record in
summary trials summary trials
264 Judgment in cases 287 Judgment in cases
tried summarily tried summarily
265 Language of 288 Language of
record and record and
judgment judgment
265A Application of the 289 Application of the
Chapter Chapter
265B Application for 290 Application for
plea bargaining plea bargaining
265C Guidelines for 291 Guidelines for
mutually mutually
satisfactory satisfactory
disposition disposition
265D Report of the 292 Report of the
mutually mutually
satisfactory satisfactory
disposition to be disposition to be
 submitted before submitted before
the Court the Court
265E Disposal of the 293 Disposal of the
case case
265F Judgment of the 294 Judgment of the
Court Court
265G Finality of the 295 Finality of the
judgment judgment
265H Power of the Court 296 Power of the Court
in plea bargaining in plea bargaining
265-I Period of detention 297 Period of detention
undergone by the undergone by the
accused to be set accused to be set
off against the off against the
sentence of sentence of
imprisonment imprisonment
265J Savings 298 Savings
265K Statements of 299 Statements of
accused not to be accused not to be
used used
265L Non-application of 300 Non-application of
the Chapter the Chapter
266 Definitions 301 Definition
267 Power to require 302 Power to require
attendance of attendance of
prisoners prisoners
268 Power of State 303 Power of State
Government to Government or
exclude certain Central
persons from Government to
operation of exclude certain
section 267 persons from
operation of
section 302
269 Officer-in-charge 304 Officer in charge of
of prison to abstain prison to abstain
from carrying out from carrying out
order in certain order in certain
contingencies contingencies
270 Prisoner to be 305 Prisoner to be
brought to Court in brought to Court in
custody custody
271 Power to issue 306 Power to issue
commission for commission for
examination of examination of
witness in prison witness in prison
272 Language of 307 Language of
Courts Courts
273 Evidence to be 308 Evidence to be
taken in presence taken in presence
of accused of accused
274 Record in 309 Record in
summons-cases summons-cases
and inquiries and inquiries
275 Record in warrant- 310 Record in warrant-
cases cases
276 Record in trial 311 Record in trial
before Court of before Court of
Session Session
277 Language of 312 Language of
record of evidence record of evidence
278 Procedure in 313 Procedure in
regard to such regard to such
evidence when evidence when
completed completed
279 Interpretation of 314 Interpretation of
evidence to evidence to
accused or his accused or his
pleader pleader
280 Remarks 315 Remarks
respecting respecting
demeanour of demeanour of
witness witness
281 Record of 316 Record of
examination of examination of
accused accused
282 Interpreter to be 317 Interpreter to be
bound to interpret bound to interpret
truthfully truthfully
283 Record in High 318 Record in High
Court Court
284 When attendance 319 When attendance
of witness may be of witness may be
dispensed with dispensed with
 and commission and commission
issued issued
285 Commission to 320 Commission to
whom to be issued whom to be issued
286 Execution of 321 Execution of
commissions commissions
287 Parties may 322 Parties may
examine witnesses examine witnesses
288 Return of 323 Return of
commission commission
289 Adjournment of 324 Adjournment of
proceeding proceeding
290 Execution of 325 Execution of
foreign foreign
commissions commissions
291 Deposition of 326 Deposition of
medical witness medical witness
291A Identification 327 Identification
report of report of
Magistrate Magistrate
292 Evidence of 328 Evidence of
officers of the Mint officers of the Mint
293 Reports of certain 329 Reports of certain
Government Government
scientific experts scientific experts
294 No formal proof of 330 No formal proof of
certain documents certain documents
295 Affidavit in proof of 331 Affidavit in proof of
conduct of public conduct of public
servants servants
296 Evidence of formal 332 Evidence of formal
character on character on
affidavit affidavit
297 Authorities before 333 Authorities before
whom affidavits whom affidavits
may be sworn may be sworn
298 Previous 334 Previous
conviction or conviction or
acquittal how acquittal how
proved proved
299 Record of 335 Record of
evidence in evidence in
 absence of absence of
accused accused
----- ----- 336 Evidence of public
servants, experts,
police officers in
certain cases
300 Person once 337 Person once
convicted or convicted or
acquitted not to be acquitted not to be
tried for same tried for same
offence offence
301 Appearance by 338 Appearance by
Public Prosecutors Public Prosecutors
302 Permission to 339 Permission to
conduct conduct
prosecution prosecution
303 Right of person 340 Right of person
against whom against whom
proceedings are proceedings are
instituted to be instituted to be
defended defended
304 Legal aid to 341 Legal aid to
accused at State accused at State
expense in certain expense in certain
cases cases
305 Procedure when 342 Procedure when
corporation or corporation or
registered society registered society
is an accused is an accused
306 Tender of pardon 343 Tender of pardon
to accomplice to accomplice
307 Power to direct 344 Power to direct
tender of pardon tender of pardon
308 Trial of person not 345 Trial of person not
complying with complying with
conditions of conditions of
pardon pardon
309 Power to postpone 346 Power to postpone
or adjourn or adjourn
proceedings proceedings
310 Local inspection 347 Local inspection
311 Power to summon 348 Power to summon
material witness, material witness,
 or examine person or examine person
present present
311A Power of 349 Power of
Magistrate to order Magistrate to order
person to give person to give
specimen specimen
signatures or signatures or
handwriting handwriting
312 Expenses of 350 Expenses of
complainants and complainants and
witnesses witnesses
313 Power to examine 351 Power to examine
the accused the accused
314 Oral arguments 352 Oral arguments
and memorandum and memorandum
of arguments of arguments
315 Accused person to 353 Accused person to
be competent be competent
witness witness
316 No influence to be 354 No influence to be
used to induce used to induce
disclosure disclosure
317 Provision for 355 Provision for
inquiries and trial inquiries and trial
being held in the being held in the
absence of absence of
accused in certain accused in certain
cases cases
----- ----- 356 Inquiry, trial or
judgment in
absentia of
proclaimed
offender
318 Procedure where 357 Procedure where
accused does not accused does not
understand understand
proceedings proceedings
319 Power to proceed 358 Power to proceed
against other against other
persons appearing persons appearing
to be guilty of to be guilty of
offence offence
320 Compounding of 359 Compounding of
offences offences
321 Withdrawal from 360 Withdrawal from
prosecution prosecution
322 Procedure in 361 Procedure in
cases which cases which
Magistrate cannot Magistrate cannot
dispose of dispose of
323 Procedure when, 362 Procedure when,
after after
commencement of commencement of
inquiry or trial, inquiry or trial,
Magistrate finds Magistrate finds
case should be case should be
committed committed
324 Trial of persons 363 Trial of persons
previously previously
convicted of convicted of
offences against offences against
coinage, stamp- coinage, stamp-
law or property law or property
325 Procedure when 364 Procedure when
Magistrate cannot Magistrate cannot
pass sentence pass sentence
sufficiently severe sufficiently severe
326 Conviction or 365 Conviction or
commitment on commitment on
evidence partly evidence partly
recorded by one recorded by one
Magistrate and Magistrate and
partly by another partly by another
327 Court to be open 366 Court to be open
328 Procedure in case 367 Procedure in case
of accused being of accused being
lunatic person with mental
illness
329 Procedure in case 368 Procedure in case
of person of of person with
unsound mind mental illness tried
tried before Court before Court
330 Release of person 369 Release of person
of unsound mind with mental illness
pending pending
 investigation or investigation or
trial trial
331 Resumption of 370 Resumption of
inquiry or trial inquiry or trial
332 Procedure on 371 Procedure on
accused appearing accused appearing
before Magistrate before Magistrate
or Court or Court
333 When accused 372 When accused
appears to have appears to have
been of sound been of sound
mind mind
334 Judgment of 373 Judgment of
acquittal on acquittal on
ground of ground of mental
unsoundness of illness
mind
335 Person acquitted 374 Person acquitted
on such ground to on such ground to
be detained in safe be detained in safe
custody custody
336 Power of State 375 Power of State
Government to Government to
empower officer- empower officer-
in-charge to in-charge to
discharge discharge
337 Procedure where 376 Procedure where
lunatic prisoner is prisoner with
reported capable mental illness is
of making his reported capable
defence of making his
defence
338 Procedure where 377 Procedure where
lunatic detained is person with mental
declared fit to be illness detained is
released declared fit to be
released
339 Delivery of lunatic 378 Delivery of person
to care of relative with mental
or friend liabilities to care of
relative or friend
340 Procedure in 379 Procedure in
cases mentioned cases mentioned
in section 195 in section 215
341 Appeal 380 Appeal
342 Power to order 381 Power to order
costs costs
343 Procedure of 382 Procedure of
Magistrate taking Magistrate taking
cognizance cognizance
344 Summary 383 Summary
procedure for trial procedure for trial
for giving false for giving false
evidence evidence
345 Procedure in 384 Procedure in
certain cases of certain cases of
contempt contempt
346 Procedure where 385 Procedure where
Court considers Court considers
that case should that case should
not be dealt with not be dealt with
under section 345 under section 384
347 When Registrar or 386 When Registrar or
Sub-Registrar to Sub-Registrar to
be deemed a Civil be deemed a Civil
Court Court
348 Discharge of 387 Discharge of
offender on offender on
submission of submission of
apology apology
349 Imprisonment or 388 Imprisonment or
committal of committal of
person refusing to person refusing to
answer or produce answer or produce
document document
350 Summary 389 Summary
procedure for procedure for
punishment for punishment for
non-attendance by non-attendance by
a witness in a witness in
obedience to obedience to
summons summons
351 Appeals from 390 Appeals from
convictions under convictions under
 sections 344, 345, sections 383, 384,
349 and 350 388 and 389
352 Certain Judges 391 Certain Judges
and Magistrates and Magistrates
not to try certain not to try certain
offences when offences when
committed before committed before
themselves themselves
353 Judgment 392 Judgment
354 Language and 393 Language and
contents of contents of
judgment judgment
355 Metropolitan — Deleted
Magistrate’s
judgment
356 Order for notifying 394 Order for notifying
address of address of
previously previously
convicted offender convicted offender
357 Order to pay 395 Order to pay
compensation compensation
357A Victim 396 Victim
compensation compensation
scheme scheme
357B Compensation to — Deleted
be in addition to
fine under section
326A or section
376D of Indian
Penal Code
357C Treatment of 397 Treatment of
victims victims
----- ----- 398 Witness Protection
Scheme
358 Compensation to 399 Compensation to
persons persons
groundlessly groundlessly
arrested arrested
359 Order to pay costs 400 Order to pay costs
in non-cognizable in non-cognizable
cases cases
360 Order to release 401 Order to release
on probation of on probation of
 good conduct or good conduct or
after admonition after admonition
361 Special reasons to 402 Special reasons to
be recorded in be recorded in
certain cases certain cases
362 Court not to alter 403 Court not to alter
judgment judgment
363 Copy of judgment 404 Copy of judgment
to be given to the to be given to the
accused and other accused and other
persons persons
364 Judgment when to 405 Judgment when to
be translated be translated
365 Court of Session 406 Court of Session
to send copy of to send copy of
finding and finding and
sentence to sentence to
District Magistrate District Magistrate
366 Sentence of death 407 Sentence of death
to be submitted by to be submitted by
Court of Session Court of Session
for confirmation for confirmation
367 Power to direct 408 Power to direct
further inquiry to further inquiry to
be made or be made or
additional additional
evidence to be evidence to be
taken taken
368 Power of High 409 Power of High
Court to confirm Court to confirm
sentence or annul sentence or annul
conviction conviction
369 Confirmation or 410 Confirmation or
new sentence to new sentence to
be signed by two be signed by two
Judges Judges
370 Procedure in case 411 Procedure in case
of difference of of difference of
opinion opinion
371 Procedure in 412 Procedure in
cases submitted to cases submitted to
High Court for High Court for
confirmation confirmation
372 No appeal to lie 413 No appeal to lie
unless otherwise unless otherwise
provided provided
373 Appeal from 414 Appeal from
orders requiring orders requiring
security or refusal security or refusal
to accept or to accept or
rejecting surety for rejecting surety for
keeping peace or keeping peace or
good behaviour good behaviour
374 Appeals from 415 Appeals from
convictions convictions
375 No appeal in 416 No appeal in
certain cases certain cases
when accused when accused
pleads guilty pleads guilty
376 No appeal in petty 417 No appeal in petty
cases cases
377 Appeal by the 418 Appeal by the
State Government State Government
against sentence against sentence
378 Appeal in case of 419 Appeal in case of
acquittal acquittal
379 Appeal against 420 Appeal against
conviction by High conviction by High
Court in certain Court in certain
cases cases
380 Special right of 421 Special right of
appeal in certain appeal in certain
cases cases
381 Appeal to Court of 422 Appeal to Court of
Session how Session how
heard heard
382 Petition of appeal 423 Petition of appeal
383 Procedure when 424 Procedure when
appellant in jail appellant in jail
384 Summary 425 Summary
dismissal of dismissal of
appeal appeal
385 Procedure for 426 Procedure for
hearing appeals hearing appeals
not dismissed not dismissed
summarily summarily
386 Powers of the 427 Powers of the
Appellate Court Appellate Court
387 Judgments of 428 Judgments of
subordinate Subordinate
Appellate Court Appellate Court
388 Order of High 429 Order of High
Court on appeal to Court on appeal to
be certified to be certified to
lower Court lower Court
389 Suspension of 430 Suspension of
sentence pending sentence pending
the appeal; the appeal;
release of release of
appellant on bail appellant on bail
390 Arrest of accused 431 Arrest of accused
in appeal from in appeal from
acquittal acquittal
391 Appellate Court 432 Appellate Court
may take further may take further
evidence or direct evidence or direct
it to be taken it to be taken
392 Procedure where 433 Procedure where
Judges of Court of Judges of Court of
Appeal are equally Appeal are equally
divided divided
393 Finality of 434 Finality of
judgments and judgments and
orders on appeal orders on appeal
394 Abatement of 435 Abatement of
appeals appeals
395 Reference to High 436 Reference to High
Court Court
396 Disposal of case 437 Disposal of case
according to according to
decision of High decision of High
Court Court
397 Calling for records 438 Calling for records
to exercise powers to exercise powers
of revision of revision
398 Power to order 439 Power to order
inquiry inquiry
399 Sessions Judge’s 440 Sessions Judge’s
powers of revision powers of revision
400 Power of 441 Power of
Additional Additional
Sessions Judge Sessions Judge
401 High Court’s 442 High Court’s
powers of revision powers of revision
402 Power of High 443 Power of High
Court to withdraw Court to withdraw
or transfer revision or transfer revision
cases cases
403 Option of Court to 444 Option of Court to
hear parties hear parties
404 Statement by ----- Deleted
Metropolitan
Magistrate of
grounds of his
decision to be
considered by
High Court
405 High Court’s order 445 High Court’s order
to be certified to to be certified to
lower Court lower Court.
406 Power of Supreme 446 Power of Supreme
Court to transfer Court to transfer
cases and appeals cases and appeals
407 Power of High 447 Power of High
Court to transfer Court to transfer
cases and appeals cases and appeals
408 Power of Sessions 448 Power of Sessions
Judge to transfer Judge to transfer
cases and appeals cases and appeals
409 Withdrawal of 449 Withdrawal of
cases and appeals cases and appeals
by Sessions by Session Judge
Judges
410 Withdrawal of 450 Withdrawal of
cases by Judicial cases by Judicial
Magistrates Magistrate
411 Making over or 451 Making over or
withdrawal of withdrawal of
cases by cases by
Executive Executive
Magistrates Magistrates
412 Reasons to be 452 Reasons to be
recorded recorded
413 Execution of order 453 Execution of order
passed under passed under
section 368 section 409
414 Execution of 454 Execution of
sentence of death sentence of death
passed by High passed by High
Court Court
415 Postponement of 455 Postponement of
execution of execution of
sentence of death sentence of death
in case of appeal in case of appeal
to Supreme Court to Supreme Court
416 Postponement of 456 Commutation of
capital sentence sentence of death
on pregnant on pregnant
woman woman
417 Power to appoint 457 Power to appoint
place of place of
imprisonment imprisonment
418 Execution of 458 Execution of
sentence of sentence of
imprisonment imprisonment
419 Direction of 459 Direction of
warrant for warrant for
execution execution
420 Warrant with 460 Warrant with
whom to be lodged whom to be lodged
421 Warrant for levy of 461 Warrant for levy of
fine fine
422 Effect of such 462 Effect of such
warrant warrant
423 Warrant for levy of 463 Warrant for levy of
fine issued by a fine issued by a
Court in any Court in any
territory to which territory to which
this Code does not this Sanhita does
extend not extend
424 Suspension of 464 Suspension of
execution of execution of
sentence of sentence of
imprisonment imprisonment
425 Who may issue 465 Who may issue
warrant warrant
426 Sentence on 466 Sentence on
escaped convict escaped convict
when to take effect when to take effect
427 Sentence on 467 Sentence on
offender already offender already
sentenced for sentenced for
another offence another offence
428 Period of detention 468 Period of detention
undergone by the undergone by the
accused to be set accused to be set
off against the off against the
sentence of sentence of
imprisonment imprisonment
429 Saving 469 Saving
430 Return of warrant 470 Return of warrant
on execution of on execution of
sentence sentence
431 Money ordered to 471 Money ordered to
be paid be paid
recoverable as a recoverable as a
fine fine
---- ----- 472 Mercy Petition in
death sentence
cases
432 Power to suspend 473 Power to suspend
or remit sentences or remit sentences
433 Power to commute 474 Power to commute
sentence sentence
433A Restriction on 475 Restriction on
powers of powers of
remission or remission or
commutation in commutation in
certain cases certain cases
434 Concurrent power 476 Concurrent power
of Central of Central
Government in Government in
case of death case of death
sentences sentences
435 State Government 477 State Government
to act after to act after
consultation with concurrence with
 Central Central
Government in Government in
certain cases certain cases
436 In what cases bail 478 In what cases bail
to be taken to be taken
436A Maximum period 479 Maximum period
for which an for which an
under-trial prisoner under-trial prisoner
can be detained can be detained
437 When bail may be 480 When bail may be
taken in case of taken in case of
non-bailable non-bailable
offence offence
437A Bail to require 481 Bail to require
accused to appear accused to appear
before next before next
Appellate Court appellate Court
438 Direction for grant 482 Direction for grant
of bail to person of bail to person
apprehending apprehending
arrest arrest
439 Special powers of 483 Special powers of
High Court or High Court or
Court of Session Court of Session
regarding bail regarding bail
440 Amount of bond 484 Amount of bond
and reduction and reduction
thereof thereof
441 Bond of accused 485 Bond of accused
and sureties and sureties
441A Declaration by 486 Declaration by
sureties sureties
442 Discharge from 487 Discharge from
custody custody
443 Power to order 488 Power to order
sufficient bail when sufficient bail when
that first taken is that first taken is
insufficient insufficient
444 Discharge of 489 Discharge of
sureties sureties
445 Deposit instead of 490 Deposit instead of
recognizance recognizance
446 Procedure when 491 Procedure when
bond has been bond has been
forfeited forfeited
446A Cancellation of 492 Cancellation of
bond and bail- bond and bail
bond bond
447 Procedure in case 493 Procedure in case
of insolvency or of insolvency of
death of surety or death of surety or
when a bond is when a bond is
forfeited forfeited
448 Bond required 494 Bond required
from minor from minor
449 Appeal from 495 Appeal from
orders under orders under
section 446 section 491
450 Power to direct 496 Power to direct
levy of amount due levy of amount due
on certain on certain
recognizances recognizances
451 Order for custody 497 Order for custody
and disposal of and disposal of
property pending property pending
trial in certain trial in certain
cases cases
452 Order for disposal 498 Order for disposal
of property at of property at
conclusion of trial conclusion of trial
453 Payment to 499 Payment to
innocent innocent
purchaser of purchaser of
money found on money found on
accused accused
454 Appeal against 500 Appeal against
orders under orders under
section 452 or section 500 or
section 453 section 501
455 Destruction of 501 Destruction of
libellous and libellous and other
other matter matter
456 Power to restore 502 Power to restore
possession of possession of
 immovable immovable
property property
457 Procedure by 503 Procedure by
police upon seizure police upon seizure
of property of property
458 Procedure where 504 Procedure where
no claimant no claimant
appears within six appears within six
months months
459 Power to sell 505 Power to sell
perishable property perishable property
460 Irregularities which 506 Irregularities which
do not vitiate do not vitiate
proceedings proceedings
461 Irregularities which 507 Irregularities which
vitiate proceedings vitiate proceedings
462 Proceedings in 508 Proceedings in
wrong place wrong place
463 Non-compliance 509 Non-compliance
with provisions of with provisions of
section 164 or section 183 or
section 281 section 316
464 Effect of omission 510 Effect of omission
to frame, or to frame, or
absence of, or absence of, or
error in, charge error in, charge
465 Finding or 511 Finding or
sentence when sentence when
reversible by reversible by
reason of error, reason of error,
omission or omission or
irregularity irregularity
466 Defect or error not 512 Defect or error not
to make to make
attachment attachment
unlawful unlawful
467 Definitions 513 Definitions
468 Bar to taking 514 Bar to taking
cognizance after cognizance after
lapse of the period of limitation lapse of the period of limitation
469 Commencement of 515 Commencement of
the period of the period of
limitation limitation
470 Exclusion of time in 516 Exclusion of time in
certain cases certain cases
471 Exclusion of date 517 Exclusion of date
on which Court is on which Court is
closed closed
472 Continuing offence 518 Continuing offence
473 Extension of period 519 Extension of period
of limitation in of limitation in
certain cases certain cases
474 Trials before High 520 Trials before High
Courts Courts
475 Delivery to 521 Delivery to
commanding commanding
officers of persons officers of persons
liable to be tried by liable to be tried by
Court- martial Court-martial
476 Forms 522 Forms
477 Power of High 523 Power of High
Court to make Court to make
rules rules
478 Power to alter 524 Power to alter
functions allotted to functions allocated
Executive to Executive
Magistrates in Magistrate in
certain cases certain cases
479 Cases in which 525 Case in which
Judge or Judge or
Magistrate is Magistrate is
personally personally
interested interested
480 Practising pleader 526 Practicing
not to sit as advocate not to sit
Magistrate in as Magistrate in
certain Courts certain Courts
481 Public servant 527 Public servant
concerned in sale concerned in sale
not to purchase or not to purchase or
bid for property bid for property
482 Saving of inherent 528 Saving of inherent
powers of High powers of High
Court Court
483 Duty of High Court 529 Duty of High Court
to exercise to exercise
 continuous continuous
superintendence superintendence
over Courts of over Courts
Judicial
Magistrates
484 Repeal and 530 Trial and
savings proceedings to be
held in electronic
mode.
---- ----- 531 Repeal and
Savings