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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 176 CrPC - Inquiry by Magistrate into Cause of death

Section 176 CrPC is now Section 196 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
176 - Inquiry by Magistrate into Cause of death
New provision
Section 196 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 196 BNSS Modified The w ords "Judicial Magistrate" are replaced by "Magistrate", and Metropolitan Magistrate is excluded.

Section 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with inquiry by Magistrate into Cause of death. Under the new law this is Section 196 of the BNSS.

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