Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 → Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
CrPC 219BNSS 242
Offences of same kind within year may be charged together
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Under Section 242 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 219 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
Bare act text — BNSS 242
242. Offences of same kind within year may be charged together.— (1) When a person is accused of more offences than one of the same kind committed within the space of twelve months from the first to the last of such offences, whether in respect of the same person or not, he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, any number of them not exceeding five. (2) Offences are of the same kind when they are punishable with the same amount of punishment under the same section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 or of any special or local law: Provided that for the purposes of this section, an offence punishable under sub -section ( 2) of section 303 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall be deemed to be an offence of the same kind as an offence punishable under section 305 of the said Sanhita, and that an offence punishable under any section of the said Sanhita, or of any special or local law, shall be deemed to be an offence of the same kind as an attempt to commit such offence, when such an attempt is an offence.
Frequently asked
What is CrPC 219 equivalent in BNSS?
CrPC Section 219 (Offences of same kind within year may be charged together) corresponds to Section 242 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
What changed between CrPC 219 and BNSS 242?
No change.
How do I cite BNSS 242 in a pleading?
Under Section 242 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 219 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
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