CrPC 2(d)BNSS 2(1)(h)

What changed

• No change except "Code" is replaced with "Sanhita".
• Wherever the word "Code" is used in CrPC, the word "Sanhita" is used in BNSS, therefore, this fact will not be specifically mentioned in this table hereinafter.

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Under Section 2(1)(h) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 2(d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...

Bare act text — BNSS 2(1)(h)

(h) “complaint” means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate, with a view to his taking action under this Sanhita, that some person, whether known or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report. Explanation.—A report made by a police officer in a case which discloses, after investigation, the commission of a non-cognizable offence shall be deemed to be a complaint; and the police officer by whom such report is made shall be deemed to be the complainant;