Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with procedure when Investigation cannot be Completed in twenty-four Hours. Under the new law this is Section 187 of the BNSS.
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Section 167 CrPC - Procedure when Investigation cannot be Completed in twenty-four Hours
Section 167 CrPC is now
Section 187 of the BNSS
- the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Section
- 167 - Procedure when Investigation cannot be Completed in twenty-four Hours
- New provision
- Section 187 BNSS
CrPC → BNSS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 187 BNSS | Modified | A new insertion into Subsection (2) of Section 187 of BNSS provides that the Magistrate to whom an accused person is forwarded under this section may, irrespective of whether he has or has no jurisdiction to try the case, after taking into consideration th e status of the accused person as to whether he is not released on bail or his bail has not been cancelled, authorise, from time to time, the detention of the accused in such custody as such Magistrate thinks fit, for a term not exceeding fifteen days in t he whole, or in parts, at any time during the initial forty days or sixty days out of the, IPS , Director, CAPT Bhopal detention period of sixty days or ninety days, as the case may be, as provided in sub - section (3). |
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