Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 196: Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
CrPC Section 176 is covered by BNSS Section 196.
- BNSS 196CrPC: 176Changed
Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
The words "Judicial Magistrate" are replaced by "Magistrate", and Metropolitan Magistrate is excluded.
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 164: Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace · CrPC 145
- BNSS 157: Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show cause · CrPC 138
- BNSS 154: Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause · CrPC 135
- BNSS 273: Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause · CrPC 250
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