BNSS § 261 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 261 BNSS — Compliance with section 230

Replaces CrPC 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

When, in any warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused appears or is brought before a Magistrate at the commencement of the trial, the Magistrate shall satisfy himself that he has complied with the provisions of section 230.

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

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