Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 375
Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
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BNSS Section 375 deals with power of state government to empower officer in charge to discharge and replaces CrPC 336.
Bare act text — BNSS 375
375. Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge.
The State Government may empower the officer in charge of the jail in which a person is confined under the provisions of section 369 or section 374 to discharge all or any of the functions of the Inspector-General of Prisons under section 376 or section 377.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 375 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 375 (Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge) replaces Section 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 336 is now BNSS 375.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 370 — Resumption of inquiry or trial
- BNSS 371 — Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
- BNSS 372 — When accused appears to have been of sound mind
- BNSS 373 — Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
- BNSS 374 — Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody
- BNSS 376 — Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence
- BNSS 377 — Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released
- BNSS 378 — Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend
- BNSS 379 — Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215
- BNSS 380 — Appeal