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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 205 CrPC - Magistrate may dispense With personal attendance of Accused

Section 205 CrPC is now Section 228 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
205 - Magistrate may dispense With personal attendance of Accused
New provision
Section 228 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 228 BNSS Modified "pleader" is replaced by "advocate" .

Section 205 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with magistrate may dispense With personal attendance of Accused. Under the new law this is Section 228 of the BNSS.

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