Section 296 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with power of Court in plea bargaining. It replaces CrPC 265H of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
296. A Court shall have, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Chapter, all the powers vested in respect of bail, trial of offences and other matters relating to the disposal of a case in such Court under this Sanhita.
Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment.
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