Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 163 in BNSS
No inducement to be offered. Section 163 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No inducement to be offered) corresponds to Section 182 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
An order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger, prohibiting assembly, is issued under:
Answer & explanation
Section 163 BNSS
This is the successor to Section 144 CrPC. Such an order is executive in nature, ordinarily lasts two months, and may be extended by the State Government up to six months.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses | 179 |
| 161 | Examination of witnesses by police | 180 |
| 162 | Statements to police not to be signed | 181 |
| 164 | Recording of confessions and statements | 183 |
| 164A | Medical examination of the victim of rape | 184 |
| 165 | Search by police officer | 185 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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