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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 330 CrPC - Release of person with Mental illness pending Investigation or trial

Section 330 CrPC is now Section 369 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
330 - Release of person with Mental illness pending Investigation or trial
New provision
Section 369 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 369 BNSS Modified "mental retardation" is replaced by "intellectual disability" and "public mental health establishment" replaces "lunatic asylum" .

Section 330 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with release of person with Mental illness pending Investigation or trial. Under the new law this is Section 369 of the BNSS.

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