Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 256 in BNSS
§ 256 CrPC→§ 279 BNSS
Non-appearance or death of complainant. Section 256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Non-appearance or death of complainant) corresponds to Section 279 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.
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Section 45 has AIBE 22 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.
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