BNSS § 203 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 203 BNSS — Offence committed on journey or voyage

Replaces CrPC 183 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

When an offence is committed whilst the person by or against whom, or the thing in respect of which, the offence is committed is in the course of performing a journey or voyage, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court through or into whose local jurisdiction that person or thing passed in the course of that journey or voyage.

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

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