CrPC 198A vs BNSS 220: Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code
Section 198A of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 220 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 91% of the old wording is kept; 7 words removed and 5 words added.
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CrPC section 198AProsecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code
No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her father’s or mother’s brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.
BNSS section 220Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father, mother, brother, sister or by her father’s or mother’s brother or sister or, with the leave of the Court, by any other person related to her by blood, marriage or adoption.
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