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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 171 CrPC - Complainant and witnesses Not to be required to Accompany police officer And not to be subjected to Restraint

Section 171 CrPC is now Section 191 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
171 - Complainant and witnesses Not to be required to Accompany police officer And not to be subjected to Restraint
New provision
Section 191 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 191 BNSS Renumbered, no change No change.

Section 171 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with complainant and witnesses Not to be required to Accompany police officer And not to be subjected to Restraint. Under the new law this is Section 191 of the BNSS.

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