BNSS § 237 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 237 BNSS — Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
Replaces CrPC 214 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.