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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 161 CrPC - Examination of witnesses by Police

Section 161 CrPC is now Section 180 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
161 - Examination of witnesses by Police
New provision
Section 180 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 180 BNSS Renumbered, no change No change.

Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with examination of witnesses by Police. Under the new law this is Section 180 of the BNSS.

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