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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 257 CrPC - Withdrawal of complaint

Section 257 CrPC is now Section 280 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
257 - Withdrawal of complaint
New provision
Section 280 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 280 BNSS Renumbered, no change No change.

Section 257 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with withdrawal of complaint. Under the new law this is Section 280 of the BNSS.

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