Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with prosecution of Judges and Public servants. Under the new law this is Section 218 of the BNSS.
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Section 197 CrPC - Prosecution of Judges and Public servants
Section 197 CrPC is now
Section 218 of the BNSS
- the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Section
- 197 - Prosecution of Judges and Public servants
- New provision
- Section 218 BNSS
CrPC → BNSS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 218 BNSS | Modified | The BNS sections replace the corresponding IPC sections. A second proviso to 218(1)(b) is added, which provides that such Government shall take a decision within a period of one hundred and twenty days from the date of receipt of the request for sanction, and in case it fails to do so, the sanction shall be deemed to have been accorded by such Government. This will curb the tendency to help an accused public servant by such delay tactics. |
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