Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 204 in BNSS
Issue of process. Section 204 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Issue of process) corresponds to Section 227 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
Discharge of an accused in a Sessions trial, where there is not sufficient ground to proceed, is ordered under:
Answer & explanation
Section 250 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 227 CrPC. The judge considers the record and documents and hears both sides; if there is no sufficient ground, the accused is discharged with reasons recorded.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | Examination of complainant | 223 |
| 202 | Postponement of issue of process | 225 |
| 203 | Dismissal of complaint | 226 |
| 205 | Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused | 228 |
| 207 | Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents | 230 |
| 208 | Supply of copies of statements and documents in Sessions cases | 231 |
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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