Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Chapter: I
PRELIMINARY
Section 1	:	Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2	:	Definitions
Section 3	:	Construction of references
Section 4	:	Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws
Section 5	:	Saving
Chapter: II
CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES
Section 6	:	Classes of Criminal Courts
Section 7	:	Territorial divisions
Section 8	:	Court of Session
Section 9	:	Courts of Judicial Magistrates
Section 10	:	Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc.
Section 11	:	Special Judicial Magistrates
Section 12	:	Local Jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrates
Section 13	:	Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
Section 14	:	Executive Magistrates
Section 15	:	Special Executive Magistrates
Section 16	:	Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates
Section 17	:	Subordination of Executive Magistrates
Section 18	:	Public Prosecutors
Section 19	:	Assistant Public Prosecutors
Section 20	:	Directorate of Prosecution
Chapter: III
POWER OF COURTS
Section 21	:	Courts by which offences are triable
Section 22	:	Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass
Section 23	:	Sentences which Magistrates may pass
Section 24	:	Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
Section 25	:	Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial
Section 26	:	Mode of conferring powers
Section 27	:	Powers of officers appointed
Section 28	:	Withdrawal of powers
Section 29	:	Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-in-office
Chapter: IV
POWERS OF SUPERIOR OFFICERS OF POLICE AND AID TO THE MAGISTRATES AND THE POLICE
Section 30	:	Powers of superior officers of police. Public when to assist Magistrates and police
Section 31	:	Public when to assist Magistrates and police
Section 32	:	Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant
Section 33	:	Public to give information of certain offences
Section 34	:	Duty of officers employed in connection with affairs of a village to make certain report
Chapter: V
ARREST OF PERSONS
Section 35	:	When police may arrest without warrant
Section 36	:	Procedure of arrest and duties of officer making arrest
Section 37	:	Designated police officer
Section 38	:	Right of arrested person to meet an advocate of his choice during interrogation
Section 39	:	Arrest on refusal to give name and residence
Section 40	:	Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
Section 41	:	Arrest by Magistrate
Section 42	:	Protection of members of Armed Forces from arrest
Section 43	:	Arrest how made
Section 44	:	Search of place entered by person sought to be arrested
Section 45	:	Pursuit of offenders into other jurisdictions
Section 46	:	No unnecessary restraint
Section 47	:	Person arrested to be informed of grounds of arrest and of right to bail
Section 48	:	Obligation of person making arrest to inform about arrest, etc., to relative or friend
Section 49	:	Search of arrested person
Section 50	:	Power to seize offensive weapons
Section 51	:	Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer
Section 52	:	Examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner
Section 53	:	Examination of arrested person by medical officer
Section 54	:	Identification of person arrested
Section 55	:	Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
Section 56	:	Health and safety of arrested person
Section 57	:	Person arrested to be taken before Magistrate or officer in charge of police station
Section 58	:	Person arrested not to be detained more than twenty-four hours
Section 59	:	Police to report apprehensions
Section 60	:	Discharge of person apprehended
Section 61	:	Power, on escape, to pursue and retake
Section 62	:	Arrest to be made strictly according to Sanhita
Chapter: VI
PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE
Part: A
Summons
Section 63	:	Form of summons
Section 64	:	Summons how served
Section 65	:	Service of summons on corporate bodies, firms, and societies
Section 66	:	Service when persons summoned cannot be found
Section 67	:	Procedure when service cannot be effected as before provided
Section 68	:	Service on Government servant
Section 69	:	Service of summons outside local limits
Section 70	:	Proof of service in such cases and when serving officer not present
Section 71	:	Service of summons on witness
Part: B
Warrant of arrest
Section 72	:	Form of warrant of arrest and duration
Section 73	:	Power to direct security to be taken
Section 74	:	Warrants to whom directed
Section 75	:	Warrant may be directed to any person
Section 76	:	Warrant directed to police officer.
Section 77	:	Notification of substance of warrant.
Section 78	:	Person arrested to be brought before Court without delay
Section 79	:	Where warrant may be executed
Section 80	:	Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction
Section 81	:	Warrant directed to police officer for execution outside jurisdiction
Section 82	:	Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued
Section 83	:	Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
Part: C
Proclamation and attachment
Section 84	:	Proclamation for person absconding
Section 85	:	Attachment of property of person absconding
Section 86	:	Identification and attachment of property of proclaimed person
Section 87	:	Claims and objections to attachment
Section 88	:	Release, sale and restoration of attached property
Section 89	:	Appeal from order rejecting application for restoration of attached property
Part: D
Other rules regarding processes
Section 90	:	Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons
Section 91	:	Power to take bond or bail bond for appearance
Section 92	:	Arrest on breach of bond or bail bond for appearance
Section 93	:	Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summons and warrants of arrest
Chapter: VII
PROCESSES TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF THINGS
Part: A
Summons to produce
Section 94	:	Summons to produce document or other thing
Section 95	:	Procedure as to letters
Part: B
Search-warrants
Section 96	:	When search-warrant may be issued
Section 97	:	Search of place suspected to contain stolen property, forged documents, etc.
Section 98	:	Power to declare certain publications forfeited and to issue search-warrants for same
Section 99	:	Application to High Court to set aside declaration of forfeiture
Section 100	:	Search for persons wrongfully confined
Section 101	:	Power to compel restoration of abducted females
Part: C
General provisions relating to searches
Section 102	:	Direction, etc., of search-warrants
Section 103	:	Persons in charge of closed place to allow search
Section 104	:	Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
Part: D
Miscellaneous
Section 105	:	Recording of search and seizure through audio-video electronic means
Section 106	:	Power of police officer to seize certain property
Section 107	:	Attachment, forfeiture or restoration of property
Section 108	:	Magistrate may direct search in his presence
Section 109	:	Power to impound document, etc., produced
Section 110	:	Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes
Chapter: VIII
RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY
Section 111	:	Definitions
Section 112	:	Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India.
Section 113	:	Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
Section 114	:	Assistance in securing transfer of persons
Section 115	:	Assistance in relation to orders of attachment or forfeiture of property
Section 116	:	Identifying unlawfully acquired property
Section 117	:	Seizure or attachment of property
Section 118	:	Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
Section 119	:	Notice of forfeiture of property
Section 120	:	Forfeiture of property in certain cases
Section 121	:	Fine in lieu of forfeiture
Section 122	:	Certain transfers to be null and void
Section 123	:	Procedure in respect of letter of request
Section 124	:	Application of this Chapter
Chapter: IX
SECURITY FOR KEEPING THE PEACE AND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
Section 125	:	Security for keeping peace on conviction
Section 126	:	Security for keeping peace in other cases
Section 127	:	Security for good behaviour from persons disseminating certain matters
Section 128	:	Security for good behaviour from suspected persons
Section 129	:	Security for good behaviour from habitual offenders
Section 130	:	Order to be made
Section 131	:	Procedure in respect of person present in Court
Section 132	:	Summons or warrant in case of person not so present
Section 133	:	Copy of order to accompany summons or warrant
Section 134	:	Power to dispense with personal attendance
Section 135	:	Inquiry as to truth of information
Section 136	:	Order to give security
Section 137	:	Discharge of person informed against
Section 138	:	Commencement of period for which security is required
Section 139	:	Contents of bond
Section 140	:	Power to reject sureties
Section 141	:	Imprisonment in default of security
Section 142	:	Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
Section 143	:	Security for unexpired period of bond
Chapter: X
ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN AND PARENTS
Section 144	:	Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents
Section 145	:	Procedure
Section 146	:	Alteration in allowance
Section 147	:	Enforcement of order of maintenance
Chapter: XI
MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ORDER AND TRANQUILLITY
Part: A
Unlawful assemblies
Section 148	:	Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
Section 149	:	Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
Section 150	:	Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
Section 151	:	Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150
Part: B
Public nuisances
Section 152	:	Conditional order for removal of nuisance
Section 153	:	Service or notification of order
Section 154	:	Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
Section 155	:	Penalty for failure to comply with section 154
Section 156	:	Procedure where existence of public right is denied
Section 157	:	Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show cause
Section 158	:	Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
Section 159	:	Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc.
Section 160	:	Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
Section 161	:	Injunction pending inquiry
Section 162	:	Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
Part: C
Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
Section 163	:	Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
Part: D
Disputes as to immovable property
Section 164	:	Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
Section 165	:	Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
Section 166	:	Dispute concerning right of use of land or water.
Section 167	:	Local inquiry
Chapter: XII
PREVENTIVE ACTION OF THE POLICE
Section 168	:	Police to prevent cognizable offences
Section 169	:	Information of design to commit cognizable offences
Section 170	:	Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
Section 171	:	Prevention of injury to public property
Section 172	:	Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
Chapter: XIII
INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE
Section 173	:	Information in cognizable cases
Section 174	:	Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases
Section 175	:	Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case
Section 176	:	Procedure for investigation
Section 177	:	Report how submitted
Section 178	:	Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
Section 179	:	Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
Section 180	:	Examination of witnesses by police
Section 181	:	Statements to police and use thereof
Section 182	:	No inducement to be offered
Section 183	:	Recording of confessions and statements
Section 184	:	Medical examination of victim of rape
Section 185	:	Search by police officer
Section 186	:	When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search-warrant
Section 187	:	Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
Section 188	:	Report of investigation by subordinate police officer
Section 189	:	Release of accused when evidence deficient
Section 190	:	Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient
Section 191	:	Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint
Section 192	:	Diary of proceedings in investigation
Section 193	:	Report of police officer on completion of investigation
Section 194	:	Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc.
Section 195	:	Power to summon persons
Section 196	:	Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
Chapter: XIV
JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
Section 197	:	Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Section 198	:	Place of inquiry or trial
Section 199	:	Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
Section 200	:	Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
Section 201	:	Place of trial in case of certain offences
Section 202	:	Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc.
Section 203	:	Offence committed on journey or voyage.
Section 204	:	Place of trial for offences triable together.
Section 205	:	Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions.
Section 206	:	High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
Section 207	:	Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
Section 208	:	Offence committed outside India
Section 209	:	Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
Chapter: XV
CONDITIONS REQUISITE FOR INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS
Section 210	:	Cognizance of offences by Magistrate
Section 211	:	Transfer on application of accused
Section 212	:	Making over of cases to Magistrates
Section 213	:	Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
Section 214	:	Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
Section 215	:	Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
Section 216	:	Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc.
Section 217	:	Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence
Section 218	:	Prosecution of Judges and public servants
Section 219	:	Prosecution for offences against marriage
Section 220	:	Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Section 221	:	Cognizance of offence
Section 222	:	Prosecution for defamation
Chapter: XVI
COMPLAINTS TO MAGISTRATES
Section 223	:	Examination of complainant
Section 224	:	Procedure by Magistrate not competent to take cognizance of case
Section 225	:	Postponement of issue of process
Section 226	:	Dismissal of complaint
Chapter: XVII
COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES
Section 227	:	Issue of process
Section 228	:	Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused
Section 229	:	Special summons in cases of petty offence
Section 230	:	Supply to accused of copy of police report and other documents
Section 231	:	Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
Section 232	:	Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
Section 233	:	Procedure to be followed when there is a complaint case and police investigation in respect of same offence
Chapter: XVIII
THE CHARGE
Part: A
Form of charges
Section 234	:	Contents of charge
Section 235	:	Particulars as to time, place and person
Section 236	:	When manner of committing offence must be stated
Section 237	:	Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
Section 238	:	Effect of errors
Section 239	:	Court may alter charge
Section 240	:	Recall of witnesses when charge altered
Part: B
Joinder of charges
Section 241	:	Separate charges for distinct offences
Section 242	:	Offences of same kind within year may be charged together
Section 243	:	Trial for more than one offence
Section 244	:	Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
Section 245	:	When offence proved included in offence charged
Section 246	:	What persons may be charged jointly.
Section 247	:	Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
Chapter: XIX
TRIAL BEFORE A COURT OF SESSION
Section 248	:	Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
Section 249	:	Opening case for prosecution
Section 250	:	Discharge
Section 251	:	Framing of charge
Section 252	:	Conviction on plea of guilty
Section 253	:	Date for prosecution evidence
Section 254	:	Evidence for prosecution
Section 255	:	Acquittal
Section 256	:	Entering upon defence
Section 257	:	Arguments
Section 258	:	Judgment of acquittal or conviction
Section 259	:	Previous conviction
Section 260	:	Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section (2) of section 222
Chapter: XX
TRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
Part: A
Cases instituted on a police report
Section 261	:	Compliance with section 230
Section 262	:	When accused shall be discharged
Section 263	:	Framing of charge
Section 264	:	Conviction on plea of guilty
Section 265	:	Evidence for prosecution
Section 266	:	Evidence for defence
Part: B
Cases instituted otherwise than on police report
Section 267	:	Evidence for prosecution
Section 268	:	When accused shall be discharged
Section 269	:	Procedure where accused is not discharged
Section 270	:	Evidence for defence
Part: C
Conclusion of trial
Section 271	:	Acquittal or conviction
Section 272	:	Absence of complainant
Section 273	:	Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
Chapter: XXI
TRIAL OF SUMMONS-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
Section 274	:	Substance of accusation to be stated
Section 275	:	Conviction on plea of guilty
Section 276	:	Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
Section 277	:	Procedure when not convicted
Section 278	:	Acquittal or conviction
Section 279	:	Non-appearance or death of complainant
Section 280	:	Withdrawal of complaint
Section 281	:	Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
Section 282	:	Power of Court to convert summons cases into warrant-cases
Chapter: XXII
SUMMARY TRIALS
Section 283	:	Power to try summarily
Section 284	:	Summary trial by Magistrate of second class
Section 285	:	Procedure for summary trials
Section 286	:	Record in summary trials
Section 287	:	Judgment in cases tried summarily
Section 288	:	Language of record and judgment
Chapter: XXIII
PLEA BARGAINING
Section 289	:	Application of Chapter
Section 290	:	Application for plea bargaining
Section 291	:	Guidelines for mutually satisfactory disposition.
Section 292	:	Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court.
Section 293	:	Disposal of case
Section 294	:	Judgment of Court
Section 295	:	Finality of judgment
Section 296	:	Power of Court in plea bargaining
Section 297	:	Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
Section 298	:	Savings
Section 299	:	Statements of accused not to be used
Section 300	:	Nonapplication of Chapter
Chapter: XXIV
ATTENDANCE OF PERSONS CONFINED OR DETAINED IN PRISONS
Section 301	:	Definitions
Section 302	:	Power to require attendance of prisoners
Section 303	:	Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302.
Section 304	:	Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies
Section 305	:	Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
Section 306	:	Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
Chapter: XXV
EVIDENCE IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
Part: A
Mode of taking and recording evidence
Section 307.	:	Language of Courts
Section 308	:	Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
Section 309	:	Record in Summons-cases and inquiries
Section 310	:	Record in warrant-cases.
Section 311	:	Record in trial before Court of Session
Section 312	:	Language of record of evidence
Section 313	:	Procedure in regard to such evidence when completed
Section 314	:	Interpretation of evidence to accused or his advocate
Section 315	:	Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
Section 316	:	Record of examination of accused
Section 317	:	Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully.
Section 318	:	Record in High Court
Part: B
Commissions for the examination of witnesses
Section 319	:	When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
Section 320	:	Commission to whom to be issued
Section 321	:	Execution of commissions
Section 322	:	Parties may examine witnesses
Section 323	:	Return of commission
Section 324	:	Adjournment of proceeding
Section 325	:	Execution of foreign commissions
Section 326	:	Deposition of medical witness
Section 327	:	Identification report of Magistrate
Section 328	:	Evidence of officers of Mint
Section 329	:	Reports of certain Government scientific experts
Section 330	:	No formal proof of certain documents.
Section 331	:	Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
Section 332	:	Evidence of formal character on affidavit
Section 333	:	Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
Section 334	:	Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
Section 335	:	Record of evidence in absence of accused
Section 336	:	Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases
Chapter: XXVI
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
Section 337	:	Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
Section 338	:	Appearance by Public Prosecutors
Section 339	:	Permission to conduct prosecution
Section 340	:	Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
Section 341	:	Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
Section 342	:	Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
Section 343	:	Tender of pardon to accomplice
Section 344	:	Power to direct tender of pardon
Section 345	:	Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon
Section 346	:	Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
Section 347	:	Local inspection
Section 348	:	Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
Section 349	:	Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc.
Section 350	:	Expenses of complainants and witnesses
Section 351	:	Power to examine accused
Section 352	:	Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments.
Section 353	:	Accused person to be competent witness
Section 354	:	No influence to be used to induce disclosure
Section 355	:	Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases
Section 356	:	Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender
Section 357	:	Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
Section 358	:	Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence.
Section 359	:	Compounding of offences
Section 360	:	Withdrawal from prosecution
Section 361	:	Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of
Section 362	:	Procedure when after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed
Section 363	:	Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp-law or property
Section 364	:	Procedure when Magistrate cannot pass sentence sufficiently severe
Section 365	:	Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another
Section 366	:	Court to be open.
Chapter: XXVII
PROVISIONS AS TO ACCUSED PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND
Section 367	:	Procedure in case of accused being person of unsound mind
Section 368	:	Procedure in case of person of unsound mind tried before Court
Section 369	:	Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial
Section 370	:	Resumption of inquiry or trial
Section 371	:	Procedure on accused appearing before Magistrate or Court
Section 372	:	When accused appears to have been of sound mind
Section 373	:	Judgment of acquittal on ground of unsoundness of mind
Section 374	:	Person acquitted on ground of unsoundness of mind to be detained in safe custody
Section 375	:	Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
Section 376	:	Procedure where prisoner of unsound mind is reported capable of making his defence
Section 377	:	Procedure where person of unsound mind detained is declared fit to be released
Section 378	:	Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative or friend
Chapter: XXVIII
PROVISIONS AS TO OFFENCES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Section 379	:	Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215
Section 380	:	Appeal
Section 381	:	Power to order costs
Section 382	:	Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
Section 383	:	Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
Section 384	:	Procedure in certain cases of contempt
Section 385	:	Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
Section 386	:	When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
Section 387	:	Discharge of offender on submission of apology
Section 388	:	Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
Section 389	:	Summary procedure for punishment for nonattendance by a witness in obedience to summons
Section 390	:	Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389
Section 391	:	Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
Chapter: XXIX
THE JUDGMENT
Section 392	:	Judgment
Section 393	:	Language and contents of judgment
Section 394	:	Order for notifying address of previously convicted offender
Section 395	:	Order to pay compensation
Section 396	:	Victim compensation scheme
Section 397	:	Treatment of victims
Section 398	:	Witness protection scheme
Section 399	:	Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested
Section 400	:	Order to pay costs in non-cognizable cases
Section 401	:	Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition
Section 402	:	Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases
Section 403	:	Court not to alter judgment
Section 404	:	Copy of judgment to be given to accused and other persons
Section 405	:	Judgment when to be translated
Section 406	:	Court of Session to send copy of finding and sentence to District Magistrate
Chapter: XXX
SUBMISSION OF DEATH SENTENCES FOR CONFIRMATION
Section 407	:	Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session for confirmation
Section 408	:	Power to direct further inquiry to be made or additional evidence to be taken
Section 409	:	Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
Section 410	:	Confirmation or new sentence to be signed by two Judges
Section 411	:	Procedure in case of difference of opinion
Section 412	:	Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
Chapter: XXXI
APPEALS
Section 413	:	No appeal to lie unless otherwise provided
Section 414	:	Appeal from orders requiring security or refusal to accept or rejecting surety for keeping peace or good behaviour
Section 415	:	Appeals from convictions
Section 416	:	No appeal in certain cases when accused pleads guilty
Section 417	:	No appeal in petty cases
Section 418	:	Appeal by State Government against sentence
Section 419	:	Appeal in case of acquittal
Section 420	:	Appeal against conviction by High Court in certain cases
Section 421	:	Special right of appeal in certain cases
Section 422	:	Appeal to Court of Session how heard
Section 423	:	Petition of appeal
Section 424	:	Procedure when appellant in jail
Section 425	:	Summary dismissal of appeal
Section 426	:	Procedure for hearing appeals not dismissed summarily
Section 427	:	Powers of Appellate Court
Section 428	:	Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
Section 429	:	Order of High Court on appeal to be certified to lower Court
Section 430	:	Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
Section 431	:	Arrest of accused in appeal from acquittal
Section 432	:	Appellate Court may take further evidence or direct it to be taken
Section 433	:	Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
Section 434	:	Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
Section 435	:	Abatement of appeals
Chapter: XXXII
REFERENCE AND REVISION
Section 436	:	Reference to High Court
Section 437	:	Disposal of case according to decision of High Court
Section 438	:	Calling for records to exercise powers of revision
Section 439	:	Power to order inquiry
Section 440	:	Sessions Judge's powers of revision
Section 441	:	Power of Additional Sessions Judge
Section 442	:	High Court's powers of revision
Section 443	:	Power of High Court to withdraw or transfer revision cases
Section 444	:	Option of Court to hear parties
Section 445	:	High Court's order to be certified to lower Court
Chapter: XXXIII
TRANSFER OF CRIMINAL CASES
Section 446	:	Power of Supreme Court to transfer cases and appeals
Section 447	:	Power of High Court to transfer cases and appeals
Section 448	:	Power of Sessions Judge to transfer cases and appeals
Section 449	:	Withdrawal of cases and appeals by Sessions Judges
Section 450	:	Withdrawal of cases by Judicial Magistrates
Section 451	:	Making over or withdrawal of cases by Executive Magistrates
Section 452	:	Reasons to be recorded
Chapter: XXXIV
EXECUTION, SUSPENSION, REMISSION AND COMMUTATION OF SENTENCES
Part: A
Death sentences
Section 453	:	Execution of order passed under section 409
Section 454	:	Execution of sentence of death passed by High Court
Section 455	:	Postponement of execution of sentence of death in case of appeal to Supreme Court
Section 456	:	Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman
Part: B
Imprisonment
Section 457	:	Power to appoint place of imprisonment
Section 458	:	Execution of sentence of imprisonment
Section 459	:	Direction of warrant for execution
Section 460	:	Warrant with whom to be lodged
Part: C
Levy of fine
Section 461	:	Warrant for levy of fine
Section 462	:	Effect of such warrant
Section 463.	:	Warrant for levy of fine issued by a Court in any territory to which this Sanhita does not extend
Section 464	:	Suspension of execution of sentence of imprisonment
Part: D
General provisions regarding execution
Section 465	:	Who may issue warrant
Section 466	:	Sentence on escaped convict when to take effect
Section 467	:	Sentence on offender already sentenced for another offence
Section 468	:	Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
Section 469	:	Saving
Section 470	:	Return of warrant on execution of sentence
Section 471	:	Money ordered to be paid recoverable as a fine
Part: E
Suspension, remission and commutation of sentences
Section 472	:	Mercy petition in death sentence cases
Section 473	:	Power to suspend or remit sentences
Section 474	:	Power to commute sentence
Section 475	:	Restriction on powers of remission or commutation in certain cases
Section 476	:	Concurrent power of Central Government in case of death sentences
Section 477	:	State Government to act after concurrence with Central Government in certain cases
Chapter: XXXV
PROVISIONS AS TO BAIL AND BONDS
Section 478	:	In what cases bail to be taken.
Section 479	:	Maximum period for which undertrial prisoner can be detained
Section 480	:	When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence
Section 481	:	Bail to require accused to appear before next Appellate Court
Section 482	:	Direction for grant of bail to person apprehending arrest
Section 483	:	Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail
Section 484	:	Amount of bond and reduction thereof
Section 485	:	Bond of accused and sureties
Section 486	:	Declaration by sureties
Section 487	:	Discharge from custody
Section 488	:	Power to order sufficient bail when that first taken is insufficient
Section 489	:	Discharge of sureties
Section 490	:	Deposit instead of recognizance
Section 491	:	Procedure when bond has been forfeited
Section 492	:	Cancellation of bond and bail bond
Section 493	:	Procedure in case of insolvency or death of surety or when a bond is forfeited
Section 494	:	Bond required from child
Section 495	:	Appeal from orders under section 491
Section 496	:	Power to direct levy of amount due on certain recognizances
Chapter: XXXVI
DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY
Section 497	:	Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial in certain cases
Section 498	:	Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial
Section 499	:	Payment to innocent purchaser of money found on accused
Section 500	:	Appeal against orders under section 498 or section 499
Section 501	:	Destruction of libellous and other matter
Section 502	:	Power to restore possession of immovable property
Section 503	:	Procedure by police upon seizure of property
Section 504	:	Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
Section 505	:	Power to sell perishable property
Chapter: XXXVII
IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS
Section 506	:	Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
Section 507	:	Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
Section 508	:	Proceedings in wrong place
Section 509	:	Noncompliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316
Section 510	:	Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
Section 511	:	Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
Section 512	:	Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
Chapter: XXXVIII
LIMITATION FOR TAKING COGNIZANCE OF CERTAIN OFFENCES
Section 513	:	Definitions
Section 514	:	Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation
Section 515	:	Commencement of period of limitation
Section 516	:	Exclusion of time in certain cases
Section 517	:	Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
Section 518	:	Continuing offence
Section 519	:	Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
Chapter: XXXIX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 520	:	Trials before High Courts
Section 521	:	Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
Section 522	:	Forms
Section 523	:	Power of High Court to make rules
Section 524	:	Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
Section 525	:	Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
Section 526	:	Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
Section 527	:	Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
Section 528	:	Saving of inherent powers of High Court
Section 529	:	Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
Section 530	:	Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
Section 531	:	Repeal and savings
Schedules
FIRST SCHEDULE	:	CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES
FORMS
FORM NO. 01	:	NOTICE FOR APPEARANCE BY THE POLICE
FORM NO. 02	:	SUMMONS TO AN ACCUSED PERSON
FORM NO. 03	:	WARRANT OF ARREST
FORM NO. 04	:	BOND AND BAIL-BOND AFTER ARREST UNDER A WARRANT
FORM NO. 05	:	PROCLAMATION REQUIRING THE APPEARANCE OF A PERSON ACCUSED
FORM NO. 06	:	PROCLAMATION REQUIRING THE ATTENDANCE OF A WITNESS
FORM NO. 07	:	ORDER OF ATTACHMENT TO COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF A WITNESS
FORM NO. 08	:	ORDER OF ATTACHMENT TO COMPEL THE APPEARANCE OF A PERSON ACCUSED
FORM NO. 09	:	ORDER AUTHORISING AN ATTACHMENT BY THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE OR COLLECTOR
FORM NO. 10	:	WARRANT IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO BRING UP A WITNESS
FORM NO. 11	:	WARRANT TO SEARCH AFTER INFORMATION OF A PARTICULAR OFFENCE
FORM NO. 12	:	WARRANT TO SEARCH SUSPECTED PLACE OF DEPOSIT
FORM NO. 13	:	BOND TO KEEP THE PEACE
FORM NO. 14	:	BOND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
FORM NO. 15	:	SUMMONS ON INFORMATION OF A PROBABLE BREACH OF THE PEACE
FORM NO. 16	:	WARRANT OF COMMITMENT ON FAILURE TO FIND SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE
FORM NO. 17	:	WARRANT OF COMMITMENT ON FAILURE TO FIND SECURITY FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
FORM NO. 18	:	WARRANT TO DISCHARGE A PERSON IMPRISONED ON FAILURE TO GIVE SECURITY
FORM NO. 19	:	WARRANT OF IMPRISONMENT ON FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE
FORM NO. 20	:	WARRANT TO ENFORCE THE PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE BY ATTACHMENT AND SALE
FORM NO. 21	:	ORDER FOR THE REMOVAL OF NUISANCES
FORM NO. 22	:	MAGISTRATE'S NOTICE AND PEREMPTORY ORDER
FORM NO. 23	:	INJUNCTION TO PROVIDE AGAINST IMMINENT DANGER PENDING INQUIRY
FORM NO. 24	:	MAGISTRATE'S ORDER PROHIBITING THE REPETITION, ETC., OF A NUISANCE
FORM NO. 25	:	MAGISTRATE'S ORDER TO PREVENT OBSTRUCTION, RIOT, ETC.
FORM NO. 26	:	MAGISTRATE'S ORDER DECLARING PARTY ENTITLED TO RETAIN POSSESSION OF LAND, ETC., IN DISPUTE
FORM NO. 27	:	WARRANT OF ATTACHMENT IN THE CASE OF A DISPUTE AS TO THE POSSESSION OF LAND, ETC.
FORM NO. 28	:	MAGISTRATE'S ORDER PROHIBITING THE DOING OF ANYTHING ON LAND OR WATER
FORM NO. 29	:	BOND AND BAIL-BOND ON A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY BEFORE A POLICE OFFICER
FORM NO. 30	:	BOND TO PROSECUTE OR GIVE EVIDENCE
FORM NO. 31	:	SPECIAL SUMMONS TO A PERSON ACCUSED OF A PETTY OFFENCE
FORM NO. 32	:	NOTICE OF COMMITMENT BY MAGISTRATE TO PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
FORM NO. 33	:	CHARGES
FORM NO. 34	:	SUMMONS TO WITNESS
FORM NO. 35	:	WARRANT OF COMMITMENT ON A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT OR FINE IF PASSED BY A COURT
FORM NO. 36	:	WARRANT OF IMPRISONMENT ON FAILURE TO PAY COMPENSATION
FORM NO. 37	:	ORDER REQUIRING PRODUCTION IN COURT OF PERSON IN PRISON FOR ANSWERING TO CHARGE OF OFFENCE
FORM NO. 38	:	ORDER REQUIRING PRODUCTION IN COURT OF PERSON IN PRISON FOR GIVING EVIDENCE
FORM NO. 39	:	WARRANT OF COMMITMENT IN CERTAIN CASES OF CONTEMPT WHEN A FINE IS IMPOSED
FORM NO. 40	:	MAGISTRATE'S OR JUDGE'S WARRANT OF COMMITMENT OF WITNESS REFUSING TO ANSWER OR TO PRODUCE DOCUMENT
FORM NO. 41	:	WARRANT OF COMMITMENT UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH
FORM NO. 42	:	WARRANT AFTER A COMMUTATION OF A SENTENCE
FORM NO. 43	:	WARRANT OF EXECUTION OF A SENTENCE OF DEATH
FORM NO. 44	:	WARRANT TO LEVY A FINE BY ATTACHMENT AND SALE
FORM NO. 45	:	WARRANT FOR RECOVERY OF FINE
FORM NO. 46	:	BOND FOR APPEARANCE OF OFFENDER RELEASED PENDING REALISATION OF FINE
FORM NO. 47	:	BOND AND BAIL-BOND FOR ATTENDANCE BEFORE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF POLICE STATION OR COURT
FORM NO. 48	:	WARRANT TO DISCHARGE A PERSON IMPRISONED ON FAILURE TO GIVE SECURITY
FORM NO. 49	:	WARRANT OF ATTACHMENT TO ENFORCE A BOND
FORM NO. 50	:	NOTICE TO SURETY ON BREACH OF A BOND
FORM NO. 51	:	NOTICE TO SURETY OF FORFEITURE OF BOND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
FORM NO. 52	:	WARRANT OF ATTACHMENT AGAINST A SURETY
FORM NO. 53	:	WARRANT OF COMMITMENT OF THE SURETY OF AN ACCUSED PERSON ADMITTED TO BAIL
FORM NO. 54	:	NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL OF FORFEITURE OF BOND TO KEEP THE PEACE
FORM NO. 55	:	WARRANT TO ATTACH THE PROPERTY OF THE PRINCIPAL ON BREACH OF A BOND TO KEEP THE PEACE
FORM NO. 56	:	WARRANT OF IMPRISONMENT ON BREACH OF A BOND TO KEEP THE PEACE
FORM NO. 57	:	WARRANT OF ATTACHMENT AND SALE ON FORFEITURE OF BOND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR
FORM NO. 58	:	WARRANT OF IMPRISONMENT ON FORFEITURE OF BOND FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR