BNSS § 386 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 386 BNSS — When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court

Replaces CrPC 347 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.

The text

When the State Government so directs, any Registrar or any Sub-Registrar appointed under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), shall be deemed to be a Civil Court within the meaning of sections 384 and 385.

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

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