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CHAPTER XV CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS

Section 213: Cognizance of offences by Court of Session

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Sanhita or by any other law for the time being in force, no Court of Session shall take cognizance of any offence as a Court of original jurisdiction unless the case has been committed to it by a Magistrate under this Sanhita.

Corresponding CrPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

Questions on this section

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  1. 1. Under Section 213 of the BNSS, except as otherwise expressly provided by the Sanhita or by any other law, a Court of Session shall not take cognizance of any offence as a Court of original jurisdiction unless:

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