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.
CrPC Section 198B in BNSS: Section 221
Cognizance of offence
Section 198B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cognizance of offence) corresponds to Section 221 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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