Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 237
Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
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BNSS Section 237 deals with words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable and replaces CrPC 214.
Bare act text — BNSS 237
237. Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable.
In every charge words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respectively by the law under which such offence is punishable.
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What was BNSS Section 237 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 237 (Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable) replaces Section 214 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 214 is now BNSS 237.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 232 — Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
- BNSS 233 — Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same offence
- BNSS 234 — Contents of charge
- BNSS 235 — Particulars as to time, place and person
- BNSS 236 — When manner of committing offence must be stated
- BNSS 238 — Effect of errors
- BNSS 239 — Court may alter charge
- BNSS 240 — Recall of witnesses when charge altered
- BNSS 241 — Separate charges for distinct offences
- BNSS 242 — Offences of same kind within year may be charged together