Section 220: Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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 220 of the BNSS, a Court may take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (cruelty by the husband or his relative) upon:

   A.a police report, or a complaint by the aggrieved woman, by specified close relatives, or with leave of the Court by any other relativeB.a complaint made by any person, whether or not related to the aggrieved woman, and no leave of the Court is needed for that purposeC.a complaint made by the aggrieved woman herself, and not on a police report or on a complaint by her father, mother or any other relativeD.a police report of the facts only, and not on a complaint by the woman or by any of her relatives
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