Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 263
Framing of charge
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BNSS Section 263 deals with framing of charge and replaces CrPC 240.
Bare act text — BNSS 263
263. Framing of charge.
(1) If, upon such consideration, examination, if any, and hearing, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is ground for presuming that the accused has committed an offence triable under this Chapter, which such Magistrate is competent to try and which, in his opinion, could be adequately punished by him, he shall frame in writing a charge against the accused within a period of sixty days from the date of first hearing on charge.
(2) The charge shall then be read and explained to the accused, and he shall be asked whether he pleads guilty of the offence charged or claims to be tried.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 240 → BNSS 263: Time limit for framing of charge against the accused is added within a period of sixty days from the date of first hearing on charge.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 263 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 263 (Framing of charge) replaces Section 240 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 240 is now BNSS 263.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 261 — Compliance with section 230
- BNSS 262 — When accused shall be discharged
- BNSS 264 — Conviction on plea of guilty
- BNSS 265 — Evidence for prosecution
- BNSS 266 — Evidence for defence
- BNSS 267 — Evidence for prosecution
- BNSS 268 — When accused shall be discharged