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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 261 CrPC - Summary trial by Magistrate Of the second class

Section 261 CrPC is now Section 284 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
261 - Summary trial by Magistrate Of the second class
New provision
Section 284 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 284 BNSS Renumbered, no change No change.

Section 261 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with summary trial by Magistrate Of the second class. Under the new law this is Section 284 of the BNSS.

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