Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 386
When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
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BNSS Section 386 deals with when registrar or sub-registrar to be deemed a civil court and replaces CrPC 347.
Bare act text — BNSS 386
386. When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court.
When the State Government so directs, any Registrar or any Sub-Registrar appointed under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), shall be deemed to be a Civil Court within the meaning of sections 384 and 385.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 386 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 386 (When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court) replaces Section 347 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 347 is now BNSS 386.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 381 — Power to order costs
- 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 387 — Discharge of offender on submission of apology
- BNSS 388 — Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
- BNSS 389 — Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
- BNSS 390 — Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389
- BNSS 391 — Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves