Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 469 in BNSS
§ 469 CrPC→§ 515 BNSS
Commencement of the period of limitation. Section 469 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Commencement of the period of limitation) corresponds to Section 515 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 456 | Power to restore possession of immovable property | 502 |
| 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 |
| 473 | Extension of period of limitation in certain cases | 519 |
| 482 | Saving of inherent powers of High Court | 528 |
| 483 | Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence | 529 |
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