Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 25 in BNSS
§ 25 CrPC→§ 19 BNSS
Assistant Public Prosecutors. Section 25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Assistant Public Prosecutors) corresponds to Section 19 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.
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 |
| 26 | Courts by which offences are triable | 20 |
| 28 | Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass | 22 |
| 29 | Sentences which Magistrates may pass | 23 |
Practise it
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