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BNSS Section 249: Opening case for prosecution

Section 249 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with opening case for prosecution. It replaces CrPC 226 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Text of BNSS Section 249

249. When the accused appears or is brought before the Court, in pursuance of a commitment of the case under section 232, or under any other law for the time being in force, the prosecutor shall open his case by describing the charge brought against the accused and stating by what evidence he proposes to prove the guilt of the accused.

Discharge.

CrPC sections replaced

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