CrPC 1 vs BNSS 1: Short title, extent and commencement
Section 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 1 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 70% of the old wording is kept; 61 words removed and 20 words added.
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CrPC section 1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. (2) It extends to The whole of India ***: Provided that the provisions of this Code, other than those relating to Chapters VIII, X and XI thereof, shall not apply— (a) to the State of Nagaland; (b) to the tribal areas, but the concerned State Government may, by notification, apply such provisions or any of them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as the case may be, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications, as may be specified in the notification. Explanation.—In this section, “tribal areas” means the territories which immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of Assam, as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, other than those within the local limits of the municipality of Shillong. (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1974. State Amendment Haryana In the Code of Criminal Procedure (Haryana Amendment) Act, 2014,-In section 1, after figures “2014”, the words as extended to the Union territory of Chandigarh” shall be inserted; Vide notification No. GSR929(E) dated 16th December, 2019.
BNSS section 1Short title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (2) The provisions of this Sanhita, other than those relating to Chapters IX, XI and XII thereof, shall not apply— (a) to the State of Nagaland; (b) to the tribal areas, but the concerned State Government may, by notification, apply such provisions or any of them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as the case may be, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications, as may be specified in the notification. Explanation.—In this section, “tribal areas” means the territories which immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of Assam, as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, other than those within the local limits of the municipality of Shillong. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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