Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 203
Offence committed on journey or voyage
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BNSS Section 203 deals with offence committed on journey or voyage and replaces CrPC 183.
Bare act text — BNSS 203
203. Offence committed on journey or voyage.
When an offence is committed whilst the person by or against whom, or the thing in respect of which, the offence is committed is in the course of performing a journey or voyage, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court through or into whose local jurisdiction that person or thing passed in the course of that journey or voyage.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 203 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 203 (Offence committed on journey or voyage) replaces Section 183 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 183 is now BNSS 203.
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Nearby BNSS sections
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- 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 201 — Place of trial in case of certain offences
- BNSS 202 — Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc
- 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
- BNSS 207 — Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
- BNSS 208 — Offence committed outside India