Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the statements or facts stated by an accused in an application for plea bargaining filed under section 265B shall not be used for any other purpose except for the purpose of this Chapter.
CHAPTER XXIA PLEA BARGAINING
Section 265K: Statements of accused not to be used
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNSS
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
| 265K. Statements of accused not to be used. | BNSS 299 |
Questions on this section
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1. Assertion (A): Facts stated by an accused in his application for plea bargaining cannot be used against him in the trial if no mutually satisfactory disposition is worked out and the case proceeds. Reason (R): Section 299 of the BNSS provides that, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the statements or facts stated by an accused in an application for plea bargaining filed under Section 290 shall not be used for any other purpose except for the purpose of Chapter XXIII. Select the correct answer: