Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 19
Assistant Public Prosecutors
In one line
BNSS Section 19 deals with assistant public prosecutors and replaces CrPC 25.
Bare act text — BNSS 19
19. Assistant Public Prosecutors.
(1) The State Government shall appoint in every district one or more Assistant Public Prosecutors for conducting prosecutions in the Courts of Magistrates.
(2) The Central Government may appoint one or more Assistant Public Prosecutors for the purpose of conducting any case or class of cases in the Courts of Magistrates.
(3) Without prejudice to provisions contained in sub-sections (1) and (2), where no Assistant Public Prosecutor is available for the purposes of any particular case, the District Magistrate may appoint any other person to be the Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of that case after giving notice of fourteen days to the State Government: Provided that no police officer shall be eligible to be appointed as an Assistant Public Prosecutor, if he— (a) has taken any part in the investigation into the offence with respect to which the accused is being prosecuted; or (b) is below the rank of Inspector.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 25 → BNSS 19: The time line of fourteen days for notice to the state government for the appointment of Assistant Public Prosecutor is mentioned.
- CrPC 25 → BNSS 19: Proviso is reframed but the meaning is same.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 19 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 19 (Assistant Public Prosecutors) replaces Section 25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 25 is now BNSS 19.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 14 — Executive Magistrates
- BNSS 15 — Special Executive Magistrates
- BNSS 16 — Local Jurisdiction of Executive
- BNSS 17 — Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- BNSS 18 — Public Prosecutors
- BNSS 20 — Directorate of Prosecution
- BNSS 21 — Courts by which offences are triable
- BNSS 22 — Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
- BNSS 23 — Sentences which Magistrates may pass
- BNSS 24 — Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine