Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 157: Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show cause
CrPC Section 138 is covered by BNSS Section 157.
- BNSS 157CrPC: 138Changed
Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show cause.
New proviso regarding completion of proceedings is added thereby a timeline is stipulated for the purpose.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNSS sections
- BNSS 372: When accused appears to have been of sound mind · CrPC 333
- BNSS 481: Bail to require accused to appear before next appellate Court · CrPC 437A
- BNSS 504: Procedure where no claimant appears within six months · CrPC 458
- BNSS 154: Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause · CrPC 135
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