Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 205
Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
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BNSS Section 205 deals with power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions and replaces CrPC 185.
Bare act text — BNSS 205
205. Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding provisions of this Chapter, the State Government may direct that any case or class of cases committed for trial in any district may be tried in any sessions division: Provided that such direction is not repugnant to any direction previously issued by the High Court or the Supreme Court under the Constitution, or under this Sanhita or any other law for the time being in force.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 205 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 205 (Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions) replaces Section 185 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 185 is now BNSS 205.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- 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
- BNSS 209 — Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
- BNSS 210 — Cognizance of offences by Magistrate