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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 In force since 1 July 2024

Section 194 BNSS - Police to enquire and report On suicide, etc

Act
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section
194 - Police to enquire and report On suicide, etc
Old provision
Section 174 CrPC

Old law → Section 194 BNSS

Corresponds toChangeRemarks
Section 174 CrPC Modified In subsection (2) "forthwith" is replaced by "within twenty - four hours" for sending the report to DM and SDM. The w ord “man” is replaced by “person”.

Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with police to enquire and report On suicide, etc. Under the old law this was Section 174 of the CrPC.

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