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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

BNSS Section 232: Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it

CrPC Section 209 is covered by BNSS Section 232.

  1. BNSS 232CrPC: 209Changed

    Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it.

    Two new provisos are added herein. By first proviso proceedings have been made time-bound. The proceedings under this section shall be completed within a period of ninety days from the date of taking cognizance, and such period may be extended, by the Magistrate for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty days for the reasons to be recorded in writing. Second proviso states that any application filed before the Magistrate by the accused or the victim or any person authorised by such person in a case triable by Court of Session, shall be forwarded to the Court of Session with the committal of the case.

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.

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