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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 3 CrPC - Construction of references

Section 3 CrPC is now Section 3 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
3 - Construction of references
New provision
Section 3 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 3 BNSS Modified CrPC sub - sections 3(1) and 3(2) are excluded; clauses (a) and (b) of sub - section 3(3) are merged and rearranged, having the same meaning except “or of the third class,” and clauses (c) and (d) of sub - section 3(3) CrPC are also excluded in BNSS .

Section 3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with construction of references. Under the new law this is Section 3 of the BNSS.

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