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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 408 CrPC - Power of Sessions Judge to Transfer cases and appeals

Section 408 CrPC is now Section 448 of the BNSS - the BNSS replaced the CrPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section
408 - Power of Sessions Judge to Transfer cases and appeals
New provision
Section 448 BNSS

CrPC → BNSS: what changed

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Section 448 BNSS Modified The words "one thousand rupees" are replaced by “sum” , whereas "two hundred and fifty rupees" is replaced by “sum not exceeding ten thousand rupees".

Section 408 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with power of Sessions Judge to Transfer cases and appeals. Under the new law this is Section 448 of the BNSS.

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