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CrPC Section 226 in BNSS: Section 249

Opening case for prosecution

Section 226 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Opening case for prosecution) corresponds to Section 249 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.

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.

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