Section 235 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with judgment of acquittal or Conviction. Under the new law this is Section 258 of the BNSS.
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Section 235 CrPC - Judgment of acquittal or Conviction
Section 235 CrPC is now
Section 258 of the BNSS
- the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Section
- 235 - Judgment of acquittal or Conviction
- New provision
- Section 258 BNSS
CrPC → BNSS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 258 BNSS | Modified | New addition to subsection (1) for time bound disposal - After hearing arguments and points of law (if any), the Judge shall give a judgement in the case, “ as soon as possible, within a period of thirty days from the date of completion of arguments, which may be extended , to a period of fortyfive days for reasons to be recorded in writing ”. |
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