Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 400
Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
In one line
BNSS Section 400 deals with order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases and replaces CrPC 359.
Bare act text — BNSS 400
400. Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases.
(1) Whenever any complaint of a non-cognizable offence is made to a Court, the Court, if it convicts the accused, may, in addition to the penalty imposed upon him, order him to pay to the complainant, in whole or in part, the cost incurred by him in the prosecution, and may further order that in default of payment, the accused shall suffer simple imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days and such costs may include any expenses incurred in respect of process-fees, witnesses and advocate's fees which the Court may consider reasonable.
(2) An order under this section may also be made by an Appellate Court or by the High Court or Court of Session when exercising its powers of revision.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 359 → BNSS 400: "pleader" is replaced by "advocate".
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 400 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 400 (Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases) replaces Section 359 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 359 is now BNSS 400.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 395 — Order to pay compensation
- BNSS 396 — Victim compensation scheme
- BNSS 397 — Treatment of victims
- BNSS 398 — Witness protection scheme
- BNSS 399 — Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
- BNSS 401 — Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
- BNSS 402 — Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
- BNSS 403 — Court not to alter judgment
- BNSS 404 — Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons
- BNSS 405 — Judgment when to be translated