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

Section 359 BNSS - Compounding of offences

Act
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section
359 - Compounding of offences
Old provision
Section 320 CrPC

Old law → Section 359 BNSS

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Section 320 CrPC Modified In the table of compoundable offences, the corresponding IPC sections are replaced by BNS sections. Section 497 IPC is excluded as it is not included in BNS. The rest remains same., IPS , Director, CAPT Bhopal

Section 359 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with compounding of offences. Under the old law this was Section 320 of the CrPC.

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