Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 2 in BNSS
Definitions. Section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Definitions) corresponds to Section 2 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
Which of the following is a summons case?
Answer & explanation
A case relating to an offence not being a warrant case
A warrant case relates to an offence punishable with death, life imprisonment or imprisonment exceeding two years. Everything else is a summons case, tried by a simpler procedure.
A summons case, as distinct from a warrant case, is one relating to an offence:
Answer & explanation
Not punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment exceeding two years
The line is two years. Everything above it is a warrant case, which is tried by a different procedure.
An offence is said to be cognizable when:
Answer & explanation
A police officer may arrest without a warrant and investigate without an order
Cognizability is about police powers of arrest and investigation, not about which court tries the case.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Classes of Criminal Courts | 6 |
| 18 | Special Judicial Magistrates | 16 |
| 24 | Public Prosecutors | 18 |
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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