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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 237 CrPC - Procedure in cases instituted Under sib-section 2 of section 222

Section 237 CrPC is now Section 260 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
237 - Procedure in cases instituted Under sib-section 2 of section 222
New provision
Section 260 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 260 BNSS Modified Upper limit of compensation amount increased from one thousand rupees to five thousand rupees in sub - section (4).

Section 237 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with procedure in cases instituted Under sib-section 2 of section 222. Under the new law this is Section 260 of the BNSS.

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