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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 339 CrPC - Delivery of person of Unsound mind to care of Relative or friend

Section 339 CrPC is now Section 378 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
339 - Delivery of person of Unsound mind to care of Relative or friend
New provision
Section 378 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 378 BNSS Modified The w ords "person of unsound mind" replace "lunatic" in the heading.

Section 339 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with delivery of person of Unsound mind to care of Relative or friend. Under the new law this is Section 378 of the BNSS.

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