221. No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 67 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.
BNSS Section 221: Cognizance of offence
Section 221 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with cognizance of offence. It replaces CrPC 198B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 221
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 198B: Cognizance of offence
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