Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 261
Compliance with section 230
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BNSS Section 261 deals with compliance with section 230 and replaces CrPC 238.
Bare act text — BNSS 261
261. Compliance with section 230.
When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate at the commencement of the trial, the Magistrate shall satisfy himself that he has complied with the provisions of section 230.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 261 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 261 (Compliance with section 230) replaces Section 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 238 is now BNSS 261.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 256 — Entering upon defence
- BNSS 257 — Arguments
- BNSS 258 — Judgment of acquittal or conviction
- BNSS 259 — Previous conviction
- BNSS 260 — Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222
- BNSS 262 — When accused shall be discharged
- BNSS 263 — Framing of charge
- BNSS 264 — Conviction on plea of guilty
- BNSS 265 — Evidence for prosecution
- BNSS 266 — Evidence for defence