Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 207 in BNSS
Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents. Section 207 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Supply to the accused of copy of police report and other documents) corresponds to Section 230 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
Supply of copies of the police report and other documents to the accused is required under:
Answer & explanation
Section 230 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 207 CrPC. The BNSS requires supply within fourteen days and permits supply in electronic form.
The prosecution must supply the accused with copies of documents:
Answer & explanation
Before the commencement of trial, within fourteen days of production of the accused
§ 230 BNSS introduced the fourteen-day timeline; the CrPC set no outer limit.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 203 | Dismissal of complaint | 226 |
| 204 | Issue of process | 227 |
| 205 | Magistrate may dispense with personal attendance of accused | 228 |
| 208 | Supply of copies of statements and documents in Sessions cases | 231 |
| 209 | Commitment of case to Court of Session | 232 |
| 211 | Contents of charge | 234 |
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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