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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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
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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