Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 201
Place of trial in case of certain offences
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BNSS Section 201 deals with place of trial in case of certain offences and replaces CrPC 181.
Bare act text — BNSS 201
201. Place of trial in case of certain offences.
(1) Any offence of dacoity, or of dacoity with murder, of belonging to a gang of dacoits, or of escaping from custody, may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the accused person is found.
(2) Any offence of kidnapping or abduction of a person may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the person was kidnapped or abducted or was conveyed or concealed or detained.
(3) Any offence of theft, extortion or robbery may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the stolen property which isthe subject of the offence was possessed by any person committing it or by any person who received or retained such property knowing or having reason to believe it to be stolen property.
(4) Any offence of criminal misappropriation or of criminal breach of trust may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or any part of the property which is the subject of the offence was received or retained, or was required to be returned or accounted for, by the accused person.
(5) Any offence which includes the possession of stolen property may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the stolen property was possessed by any person who received or retained it knowing or having reason to believe it to be stolen property.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 181 → BNSS 201: The words "of being a thug, or murder committed by a thug" are excluded as definition of Thug and punishment being one are also excluded from the BNS.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 201 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 201 (Place of trial in case of certain offences) replaces Section 181 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 181 is now BNSS 201.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 199 — Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
- BNSS 200 — Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
- 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
- BNSS 205 — Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
- BNSS 206 — High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place