CrPC 182 vs BNSS 202: Offences committed by letters, etc
Section 182 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 202 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 93% of the old wording is kept; 11 words removed and 11 words added.
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CrPC section 182Offences committed by letters, etc
(1) Any offence which includes cheating, may, if the deception is practised by means of letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such letters or messages were sent or were received; and any offence of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the property was delivered by the person deceived or was received by the accused person. (2) Any offence punishable under section 494 or section 495 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the offender last resided with his or her spouse by the first marriage, , or the wife by the first marriage has taken up permanent residence after the commission of the offence.
BNSS section 202Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc
(1) Any offence which includes cheating, may, if the deception is practised by means of electronic communications or letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such electronic communications or letters or messages were sent or were received; and any offence of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the property was delivered by the person deceived or was received by the accused person. (2) Any offence punishable under section 82 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the offender last resided with his or her spouse by the first marriage, or the wife by the first marriage has taken up permanent residence after the commission of the offence.
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