BNSS § 155 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 155 BNSS — Penalty for failure to comply with section 154

Replaces CrPC 136 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

If the person against whom an order is made under section 154 does not perform such act or appear and show cause, he shall be liable to the penalty specified in that behalf in section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the order shall be made absolute.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.

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