BNSS § 297 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 297 BNSS — Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment

Replaces CrPC 265 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

The provisions of section 468 shall apply, for setting off the period of detention undergone by the accused against the sentence of imprisonment imposed under this Chapter, in the same manner as they apply in respect of the imprisonment under other provisions of this Sanhita.

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

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