Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 265A in BNSS
Application of the Chapter on plea bargaining. Section 265A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Application of the Chapter on plea bargaining) corresponds to Section 289 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
Plea bargaining under the procedural code is NOT available where the offence:
Answer & explanation
Affects the socio-economic condition of the country, or is against a woman or child under fourteen
Plea bargaining is also unavailable where the offence is punishable with death, life imprisonment or imprisonment exceeding seven years.
Consider the following about plea bargaining under the BNSS: I. The application must be filed within thirty days of the framing of charges. II. It is unavailable where the offence is punishable with death, life imprisonment or imprisonment above seven years. III. It is unavailable for offences against a woman or a child below fourteen years. Which of the above are correct?
Answer & explanation
I, II and III
All three. The thirty-day window in § 290 BNSS is new; the CrPC prescribed no such period.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 257 | Withdrawal of complaint | 280 |
| 260 | Power to try summarily | 283 |
| 262 | Procedure for summary trials | 285 |
| 273 | Evidence to be taken in presence of accused | 308 |
| 293 | Reports of certain Government scientific experts | 329 |
| 294 | No formal proof of certain documents | 330 |
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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