Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 456 in BNSS
§ 456 CrPC→§ 502 BNSS
Power to restore possession of immovable property. Section 456 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Power to restore possession of immovable property) corresponds to Section 502 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 439 | Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail | 483 |
| 451 | Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial | 497 |
| 452 | Order for disposal of property at conclusion of trial | 498 |
| 464 | Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge | 510 |
| 468 | Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation | 514 |
| 469 | Commencement of the period of limitation | 515 |
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