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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 253 CrPC - Conviction on plea of guilty In absence of accused in Petty cases

Section 253 CrPC is now Section 276 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
253 - Conviction on plea of guilty In absence of accused in Petty cases
New provision
Section 276 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 276 BNSS Modified "pleader" is replaced by "advocate" .

Section 253 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with conviction on plea of guilty In absence of accused in Petty cases. Under the new law this is Section 276 of the BNSS.

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