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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 156 CrPC - Police officer's power to Investigate cognizable case

Section 156 CrPC is now Section 175 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
156 - Police officer's power to Investigate cognizable case
New provision
Section 175 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 175 BNSS Modified A new proviso to subsection (1) is added. Sub - section (4) is newly added to protect public servants in the course of discharge of public duty against undue harassment, and subsection (3) is also amended according to sub - section(4) of section 173.

Section 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with police officer's power to Investigate cognizable case. Under the new law this is Section 175 of the BNSS.

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