Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 381
Power to order costs
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BNSS Section 381 deals with power to order costs and replaces CrPC 342.
Bare act text — BNSS 381
381. Power to order costs.
Any Court dealing with an application made to it for filing a complaint under section 379 or an appeal under section 380, shall have power to make such order as to costs as may be just.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 381 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 381 (Power to order costs) replaces Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 342 is now BNSS 381.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 382 — Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
- BNSS 383 — Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
- BNSS 384 — Procedure in certain cases of contempt
- BNSS 385 — Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
- BNSS 386 — When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court