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.
CrPC Section 214 in BNSS: Section 237
Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
Section 214 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable) corresponds to Section 237 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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