Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 199
Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
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BNSS Section 199 deals with offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues and replaces CrPC 179.
Bare act text — BNSS 199
199. Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues.
When an act is an offence by reason of anything which has been done and of a consequence which has ensued, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction such thing has been done or such consequence has ensued.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 199 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 199 (Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues) replaces Section 179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 179 is now BNSS 199.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 194 — Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc
- BNSS 195 — Power to summon persons
- BNSS 196 — Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
- BNSS 197 — Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
- BNSS 198 — Place of inquiry or trial
- BNSS 200 — Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
- BNSS 201 — Place of trial in case of certain offences
- BNSS 202 — Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc
- BNSS 203 — Offence committed on journey or voyage
- BNSS 204 — Place of trial for offences triable together