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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 216 CrPC - Court may alter charge

Section 216 CrPC is now Section 239 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
216 - Court may alter charge
New provision
Section 239 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 239 BNSS Renumbered, no change No change.

Section 216 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with court may alter charge. Under the new law this is Section 239 of the BNSS.

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