Important Sections of BNSS 2023
Section 2 - Definitions.
Section 6 - Classes of Criminal Courts.
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 24 - Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine.
Section 25 -
Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial.
Section 35 to Section 62 - Arrest of Persons.
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 63 to Section 71 - Summons.
Section
72 to Section 83 -Warrant of Arrest.
Section 84 - Proclamation for person absconding.
Section 85 - Attachment of property of person absconding.
Section 90 - Issue of warrant in lieu of, or in addition to, summons.
Section 91 - Power to take bond for appearance.
Section 96 - When search-warrant may be issued.
Section 100 -
Search for persons wrongfully confined.
Section 106 - Power of police officer to seize certain property.
Section 125 - Security for keeping the peace on conviction.
Section 126 - Security for keeping the 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 144 to Section 147 -CHAPTER X : ORDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF WIVES, CHILDREN AND PARENTS.
Section 148 - Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force.
Section 149 - Use of armed forces to disperse assembly.
Section 152 -
Conditional order for removal of nuisance.
Section 163 -
Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.
Section 173 to Section 196 - CHAPTER XIII : INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE.
Section 197 to Section 209 -CHAPTER XIV : JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS.
Section 210 - Cognizance of offences by Magistrates.
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 219 - Prosecution for offences against marriage.
Section 222 - Prosecution for defamation.
Section 223 to Section 226 - CHAPTER XVI : COMPLAINTS TO MAGISTRATES.
Section 227 -
Issue of process.
Section 234 to Section 247 -CHAPTER XVIII : THE CHARGE.
Section 248 to Section 260 - CHAPTER XIX : TRIAL BEFORE A COURT OF SESSION.
Section 261 to Section 273 -CHAPTER XX : TRIAL OF WARRANT-CASES BY MAGISTRATES.
Section 283 - Power to try summarily.
Section 284 - Summary trial by Magistrate of the second class.
Section 289 to Section 300 -CHAPTER XXIII : PLEA BARGAINING.
Section 337 - Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried
for same offence.
Section 341 - Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain
cases.
Section 344 - Power to direct tender of pardon.
Section 348 -
Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.
Section 351 - Power to examine the accused.
Section 353 -
Accused person to be competent witness.
Section 359 - Compounding of offences.
Section 407 - Sentence of death to be submitted by Court of Session
for confirmation.
Section 409 - Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul
conviction.
Section 436 -
Reference to High Court.
Section 442 - High Court’s powers of revision.
Section 478 - In what cases bail to be taken.
Section 479 - Maximum period for which an undertrial prisoner can
be detained.
Section 480 - When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence.
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 506 - Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings.
Section 507 - Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.
Section 514 - Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of
limitation.
Section 528 -
Saving of inherent power of High Court.
