237. In every charge words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respectively by the law under which such offence is punishable.
Effect of errors.
BNSS Section 237: Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
Section 237 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable. It replaces CrPC 214 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
Text of BNSS Section 237
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 214: Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
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