Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 240 in BNSS
Framing of charge (warrant case on police report). Section 240 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Framing of charge (warrant case on police report)) corresponds to Section 263 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
In a warrant case instituted on a police report, the charge is framed under:
Answer & explanation
Section 263 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 240 CrPC. If the Magistrate is of opinion that there is ground for presuming the accused has committed the offence, a charge in writing is framed.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 233 | Entering upon defence | 256 |
| 235 | Judgment of acquittal or conviction | 258 |
| 239 | When accused shall be discharged (warrant case on police report) | 262 |
| 242 | Evidence for prosecution | 265 |
| 244 | Evidence for prosecution (case instituted otherwise than on police report) | 267 |
| 245 | When accused shall be discharged | 268 |
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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