BNSS § 221 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 221 BNSS — Cognizance of offence
Replaces CrPC 198B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 67 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.