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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 173 CrPC - Report of police officer on Completion of investigation

Section 173 CrPC is now Section 193 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
173 - Report of police officer on Completion of investigation
New provision
Section 193 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 193 BNSS Modified Section 193(2) extends this requirement to complete the investigation within two months, offences under the Provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act also [ S ections 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 of PO CS O Act , 2012] in addition to o ffences of rape and gang rape . Section 193(3)(i) of the BNSS provides that reports to Magistrate can also be forwarded through electronic communication. The newly inserted clause (i) of sub - section 193(3) (i) of BNSS provides that the report shall also contain 'the sequence of custody i n the case of electronic devices'. Clause 193(3)(ii) of BNSS provides that the police officer shall, within 90 days, inform the progress of investigation by any means including electronic communication to informant or the victim. Subsection (8) is newly in serted, which mandates the police officer investigating the case to submit such number of copies of police report for supply to the accused. Proviso to, IPS , Director, CAPT Bhopal the same authori s es el

Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with report of police officer on Completion of investigation. Under the new law this is Section 193 of the BNSS.

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