Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 26 in BNSS
§ 26 CrPC→§ 20 BNSS
Courts by which offences are triable. Section 26 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Courts by which offences are triable) corresponds to Section 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Special Judicial Magistrates | 16 |
| 24 | Public Prosecutors | 18 |
| 25 | Assistant Public Prosecutors | 19 |
| 28 | Sentences which High Courts and Sessions Judges may pass | 22 |
| 29 | Sentences which Magistrates may pass | 23 |
| 31 | Sentence in cases of conviction of several offences at one trial | 25 |
Practise it
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