New Criminal Laws — Section Mapping
Section 303 CRPC → Section 340 BNSS
Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
Corresponds
Equivalence
Section 303 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is corresponds as Section 340 BNSS (Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, effective 1 July 2024.
Old law
CRPC
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
New law (from 1 July 2024)
BNSS
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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