439. On examining any record under section 438 or otherwise, the High Court or the Sessions Judge may direct the Chief Judicial Magistrate by himself or by any of the Magistrates subordinate to him to make, and the Chief Judicial Magistrate may himself make or direct any subordinate Magistrate to make, further inquiry into any complaint which has been dismissed under section 226 or sub-section (4) of section
BNSS Section 439: Power to order inquiry
Section 439 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with power to order inquiry. It replaces CrPC 398 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
Text of BNSS Section 439
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 398: Power to order inquiry
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