Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 173 in BNSS
Report of police officer on completion of investigation. Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Report of police officer on completion of investigation) corresponds to Section 193 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
Information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence recorded by an officer in charge of a police station is known as:
Answer & explanation
First Information Report
The FIR sets the criminal law in motion. It must be reduced to writing, read over to the informant and signed. A copy is given to the informant free of cost.
The police report filed on completion of investigation is commonly called:
Answer & explanation
Charge sheet, being the report under Section 193 BNSS
The report is forwarded to the Magistrate empowered to take cognizance and states the names of parties, the nature of information, and whether an offence appears to have been committed.
Under the BNSS, the investigating officer must inform the informant of the progress of investigation within:
Answer & explanation
Ninety days
This is a new accountability requirement introduced by the BNSS, with information to be given by electronic or other prescribed means.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Release of accused when evidence deficient | 189 |
| 170 | Cases to be sent to Magistrate when evidence is sufficient | 190 |
| 172 | Diary of proceedings in investigation | 192 |
| 174 | Police to enquire and report on suicide and unnatural death | 194 |
| 176 | Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death | 196 |
| 177 | Ordinary place of inquiry and trial | 197 |
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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