Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 → Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
CrPC 214BNSS 237
Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
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Under Section 237 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 214 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
Bare act text — BNSS 237
237. Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable .—In every charge words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respectively by the law under which such offence is punishable.
Frequently asked
What is CrPC 214 equivalent in BNSS?
CrPC Section 214 (Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable) corresponds to Section 237 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
What changed between CrPC 214 and BNSS 237?
No change.
How do I cite BNSS 237 in a pleading?
Under Section 237 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 214 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
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