The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS · 2023
Ch. I · PRELIMINARY
Ch. II · CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES
- §6Classes of Criminal Courts
- §7Territorial divisions
- §8Court of Session
- §9Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- §10Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc
- §11Special Judicial Magistrates
- §12Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
- §13Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
- §14Executive Magistrates
- §15Special Executive Magistrates
- §16Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
- §17Subordination of Executive Magistrates
- §18Public Prosecutors
- §19Assistant Public Prosecutors
- §20Directorate of Prosecution
Ch. III · POWER OF COURTS
- §21Courts by which offences are triable
- §22Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
- §23Sentences which Magistrates may pass
- §24Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
- §25Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
- §26Mode of conferring powers
- §27Powers of officers appointed
- §28Withdrawal of powers
- §29Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in- office
Ch. IV · POWERS OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE AND AID TO THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE
Ch. V · ARREST OF PERSONS
- §35When police may arrest without warrant
- §36Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
- §37Designated police officer
- §38Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation
- §39Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
- §40Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
- §41Arrest by Magistrate
- §42Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest
- §43Arrest how made
- §44Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
- §45Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
- §46No unnecessary restraint
- §47Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
- §48Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend
- §49Search of arrested person
- §50Power to seize offensive weapons
- §51Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer
- §52Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
- §53Examination of arrested person by medical officer
- §54Identification of person arrested
- §55Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
- §56Health and safety of arrested person
- §57Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
- §58Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
- §59Police to report apprehensions
- §60Discharge of person apprehended
- §61Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
- §62Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita
Ch. VI · PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE
- §63Form of summons
- §64Summons how served
- §65Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
- §66Service when persons summoned cannot be found
- §67Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
- §68Service on Government servant
- §69Service of summons outside local limits
- §70Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
- §71Service of summons on witness
- §72Form of warrant of arrest and duration
- §73Power to direct security to be taken
- §74Warrants to whom directed
- §75Warrant may be directed to any person
- §76Warrant directed to police officer
- §77Notification of substance of warrant
- §78Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
- §79Where warrant may be executed
- §80Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
- §81Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
- §82Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued
- §83Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
- §84Proclamation for person absconding
- §85Attachment of property of person absconding
- §86Identification and attachment of property of proclaimed person
- §87Claims and objections to attachment
- §88Release, sale and restoration of attached property
- §89Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property
- §90Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons
- §91Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance
- §92Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance
- §93Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest
Ch. VII · PROCESSES TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF THINGS
- §94Summons to produce document or other thing
- §95Procedure as to letters
- §96When search- warrant may be issued
- §97Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc
- §98Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search- warrants for same
- §99Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
- §100Search for persons wrongfully confined
- §101Power to compel restoration of abducted females
- §102Direction, etc., of search- warrants
- §103Persons in charge of closed place to allow search
- §104Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
- §105Recording of search and seizure through audio- video electronic means
- §106Power of police officer to seize certain property
- §107Attachment, forfeiture or restoration of property
- §108Magistrate may direct search in his presence
- §109Power to impound document, etc., produced
- §110Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes
Ch. VIII · RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY
- §111Definitions
- §112Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India
- §113Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
- §114Assistance in securing transfer of persons
- §115Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property
- §116Identifying unlawfully acquired property
- §117Seizure or attachment of property
- §118Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
- §119Notice of forfeiture of property
- §120Forfeiture of property in certain cases
- §121Fine in lieu of forfeiture
- §122Certain transfers to be null and void
- §123Procedure in respect of letter of request
- §124Application of this Chapter
Ch. IX · SECURITY FOR KEEPING THE PEACE AND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
- §125Security for keeping peace on conviction
- §126Security for keeping peace in other cases
- §127Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating certain matters
- §128Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
- §129Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
- §130Order to be made
- §131Procedure in respect of person present in Court
- §132Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
- §133Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
- §134Power to dispense with personal attendance
- §135Inquiry as to truth of information
- §136Order to give security
- §137Discharge of person informed against
- §138Commencement of period for which security is required
- §139Contents of bond
- §140Power to reject sureties
- §141Imprisonment in default of security
- §142Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
- §143Security for unexpired period of bond
Ch. X · ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN AND PARENTS
Ch. XI · MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND TRANQUILLITY
- §148Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
- §149Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
- §150Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
- §151Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150
- §152Conditional order for removal of nuisance
- §153Service or notification of order
- §154Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
- §155Penalty for failure to comply with section 154
- §156Procedure where existence of public right is denied
- §157Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show cause
- §158Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
- §159Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
- §160Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
- §161Injunction pending inquiry
- §162Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
- §163Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
- §164Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
- §165Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
- §166Dispute concerning right of use of land or water
- §167Local inquiry
Ch. XII · PREVENTIVE ACTION OF THE POLICE
Ch. XIII · INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE
- §173Information in cognizable cases
- §174Information as to non- cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
- §175Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case
- §176Procedure for investigation
- §177Report how submitted
- §178Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
- §179Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
- §180Examination of witnesses by police
- §181Statements to police and use thereof
- §182No inducement to be offered
- §183Recording of confessions and statements
- §184Medical examination of victim of rape
- §185Search by police officer
- §186When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search- warrant
- §187Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
- §188Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
- §189Release of accused when evidence deficient
- §190Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient
- §191Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint
- §192Diary of proceedings in investigation
- §193Report of police officer on completion of investigation
- §194Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc
- §195Power to summon persons
- §196Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
Ch. XIV · JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
- §197Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
- §198Place of inquiry or trial
- §199Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
- §200Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
- §201Place of trial in case of certain offences
- §202Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc
- §203Offence committed on journey or voyage
- §204Place of trial for offences triable together
- §205Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
- §206High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
- §207Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
- §208Offence committed outside India
- §209Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
Ch. XV · CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS
- §210Cognizance of offences by Magistrate
- §211Transfer on application of accused
- §212Making over of cases to Magistrates
- §213Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
- §214Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
- §215Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
- §216Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc
- §217Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
- §218Prosecution of Judges and public servants
- §219Prosecution for offences against marriage
- §220Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- §221Cognizance of offence
- §222Prosecution for defamation
Ch. XVI · COMPLAINTS TO MAGISTRATES
Ch. XVII · COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES
- §227Issue of process
- §228Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
- §229Special summons in cases of petty offence
- §230Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents
- §231Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
- §232Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
- §233Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same offence
Ch. XVIII · THE CHARGE
- §234Contents of charge
- §235Particulars as to time, place and person
- §236When manner of committing offence must be stated
- §237Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
- §238Effect of errors
- §239Court may alter charge
- §240Recall of witnesses when charge altered
- §241Separate charges for distinct offences
- §242Offences of same kind within year may be charged together
- §243Trial for more than one offence
- §244Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
- §245When offence proved included in offence charged
- §246What persons may be charged jointly
- §247Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
Ch. XIX · TRIAL BEFORE A COURT OF SESSION
- §248Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
- §249Opening case for prosecution
- §250Discharge
- §251Framing of charge
- §252Conviction on plea of guilty
- §253Date for prosecution evidence
- §254Evidence for prosecution
- §255Acquittal
- §256Entering upon defence
- §257Arguments
- §258Judgment of acquittal or conviction
- §259Previous conviction
- §260Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222
Ch. XX · TRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
- §261Compliance with section 230
- §262When accused shall be discharged
- §263Framing of charge
- §264Conviction on plea of guilty
- §265Evidence for prosecution
- §266Evidence for defence
- §267Evidence for prosecution
- §268When accused shall be discharged
- §269Procedure where accused is not discharged
- §270Evidence for defence
- §271Acquittal or conviction
- §272Absence of complainant
- §273Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
Ch. XXI · TRIAL OF SUMMONS-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
- §274Substance of accusation to be stated
- §275Conviction on plea of guilty
- §276Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
- §277Procedure when not convicted
- §278Acquittal or conviction
- §279Non-appearance or death of complainant
- §280Withdrawal of complaint
- §281Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
- §282Power of Court to convert summons- cases into warrant-cases
Ch. XXII · SUMMARY TRIALS
Ch. XXIII · PLEA BARGAINING
- §289Application of Chapter
- §290Application for plea bargaining
- §291Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition
- §292Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court
- §293Disposal of case
- §294Judgment of Court
- §295Finality of judgment
- §296Power of Court in plea bargaining
- §297Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
- §298Savings
- §299Statements of accused not to be used
- §300Non- application of Chapter
Ch. XXIV · ATTENDANCE OF PERSONS CONFINED OR DETAINED IN PRISONS
- §301Definitions
- §302Power to require attendance of prisoners
- §303Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302
- §304Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
- §305Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
- §306Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
Ch. XXV · EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
- §307Language of Courts
- §308Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
- §309Record in summons- cases and inquiries
- §310Record in warrant-cases
- §311Record in trial before Court of Session
- §312Language of record of evidence
- §313Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
- §314Interpretation of evidence to accused or his advocate
- §315Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
- §316Record of examination of accused
- §317Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
- §318Record in High Court
- §319When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
- §320Commission to whom to be issued
- §321Execution of commissions
- §322Parties may examine witnesses
- §323Return of commission
- §324Adjournment of proceeding
- §325Execution of foreign commissions
- §326Deposition of medical witness
- §327Identification report of Magistrate
- §328Evidence of officers of Mint
- §329Reports of certain Government scientific experts
- §330No formal proof of certain documents
- §331Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
- §332Evidence of formal character on affidavit
- §333Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
- §334Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
- §335Record of evidence in absence of accused
- §336Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases
Ch. XXVI · GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
- §337Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
- §338Appearance by Public Prosecutors
- §339Permission to conduct prosecution
- §340Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
- §341Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
- §342Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
- §343Tender of pardon to accomplice
- §344Power to direct tender of pardon
- §345Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
- §346Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
- §347Local inspection
- §348Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
- §349Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc
- §350Expenses of complainants and witnesses
- §351Power to examine accused
- §352Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
- §353Accused person to be competent witness
- §354No influence to be used to induce disclosure
- §355Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases
- §356Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender
- §357Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
- §358Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
- §359Compounding of offences
- §360Withdrawal from prosecution
- §361Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of
- §362Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
- §363Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property
- §364Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
- §365Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
- §366Court to be open
Ch. XXVII · PROVISIONS AS TO ACCUSED PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND
- §367Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind
- §368Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
- §369Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial
- §370Resumption of inquiry or trial
- §371Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
- §372When accused appears to have been of sound mind
- §373Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
- §374Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody
- §375Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
- §376Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence
- §377Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released
- §378Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend
Ch. XXVIII · PROVISIONS AS TO OFFENCES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
- §379Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215
- §380Appeal
- §381Power to order costs
- §382Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
- §383Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
- §384Procedure in certain cases of contempt
- §385Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
- §386When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
- §387Discharge of offender on submission of apology
- §388Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
- §389Summary procedure for punishment for non- attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
- §390Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389
- §391Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
Ch. XXIX · THE JUDGMENT
- §392Judgment
- §393Language and contents of judgment
- §394Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
- §395Order to pay compensation
- §396Victim compensation scheme
- §397Treatment of victims
- §398Witness protection scheme
- §399Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
- §400Order to pay costs in non- cognizable cases
- §401Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
- §402Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
- §403Court not to alter judgment
- §404Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons
- §405Judgment when to be translated
- §406Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
Ch. XXX · SUBMISSION OF DEATH SENTENCES FOR CONFIRMATION
- §407Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
- §408Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
- §409Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
- §410Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges
- §411Procedure in case of difference of opinion
- §412Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
Ch. XXXI · APPEALS
- §413No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
- §414Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
- §415Appeals from convictions
- §416No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
- §417No appeal in petty cases
- §418Appeal by State Government against sentence
- §419Appeal in case of acquittal
- §420Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
- §421Special right of appeal in certain cases
- §422Appeal to Court of Session how heard
- §423Petition of appeal
- §424Procedure when appellant in jail
- §425Summary dismissal of appeal
- §426Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
- §427Powers of Appellate Court
- §428Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
- §429Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
- §430Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
- §431Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
- §432Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
- §433Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
- §434Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
- §435Abatement of appeals
Ch. XXXII · REFERENCE AND REVISION
- §436Reference to High Court
- §437Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
- §438Calling for records to exercise powers of revision
- §439Power to order inquiry
- §440Sessions Judge's powers of revision
- §441Power of Additional Sessions Judge
- §442High Court's powers of revision
- §443Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
- §444Option of Court to hear parties
- §445High Court's order to be certified to lower Court
Ch. XXXIII · TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL CASES
- §446Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
- §447Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
- §448Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals
- §449Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
- §450Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
- §451Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
- §452Reasons to be recorded
Ch. XXXIV · EXECUTION, SUSPENSION, REMISSION AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES
- §453Execution of order passed under section 409
- §454Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
- §455Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
- §456Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
- §457Power to appoint place of imprisonment
- §458Execution of sentence of imprisonment
- §459Direction of warrant for execution
- §460Warrant with whom to be lodged
- §461Warrant for levy of fine
- §462Effect of such warrant
- §463Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend
- §464Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
- §465Who may issue warrant
- §466Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect
- §467Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
- §468Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
- §469Saving
- §470Return of warrant on execution of sentence
- §471Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
- §472Mercy petition in death sentence cases
- §473Power to suspend or remit sentences
- §474Power to commute sentence
- §475Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
- §476Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
- §477State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases
Ch. XXXV · PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS
- §478In what cases bail to be taken
- §479Maximum period for which undertrial prisoner can be detained
- §480When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
- §481Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court
- §482Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
- §483Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
- §484Amount of bond and reduction thereof
- §485Bond of accused and sureties
- §486Declaration by sureties
- §487Discharge from custody
- §488Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
- §489Discharge of sureties
- §490Deposit instead of recognizance
- §491Procedure when bond has been forfeited
- §492Cancellation of bond and bail bond
- §493Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
- §494Bond required from child
- §495Appeal from orders under section 491
- §496Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
Ch. XXXVI · DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY
- §497Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
- §498Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
- §499Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
- §500Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499
- §501Destruction of libellous and other matter
- §502Power to restore possession of immovable property
- §503Procedure by police upon seizure of property
- §504Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
- §505Power to sell perishable property
Ch. XXXVII · IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS
- §506Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
- §507Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
- §508Proceedings in wrong place
- §509Non- compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316
- §510Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
- §511Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
- §512Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
Ch. XXXVIII · LIMITATION FOR TAKING COGNIZANCE OF CERTAIN OFFENCES
Ch. XXXIX · MISCELLANEOUS
- §520Trials before High Courts
- §521Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
- §522Forms
- §523Power of High Court to make rules
- §524Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
- §525Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
- §526Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
- §527Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
- §528Saving of inherent powers of High Court
- §529Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
- §530Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
- §531Repeal and savings