Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 512
Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
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BNSS Section 512 deals with defect or error not to make attachment unlawful and replaces CrPC 466.
Bare act text — BNSS 512
512. Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful.
No attachment made under this Sanhita shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making the same be deemed a trespasser, on account of any defect or want of form in the summons, conviction, writ of attachment or other proceedings relating thereto.
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What was BNSS Section 512 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 512 (Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful) replaces Section 466 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 466 is now BNSS 512.
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- BNSS 511 — Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
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