SECTION 220 BNSS – Prosecution of offences under section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 except upon a police report of facts which constitute such offence or upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by her father,…

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SECTION 217 BNSS – Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence

(1) No Court shall take cognizance of- (a) any offence punishable under Chapter VII or under section 196, section 299 or sub-section (1) of section 353 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; or (b) a criminal conspiracy to commit such offence; or (c) any such…

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SECTION 215 BNSS – Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence

(1) No Court shall take cognizance- (a) (i) of any offence punishable under sections 206 to 223 (both inclusive but excluding section 209) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; or (ii) of any abetment of, or attempt to commit, such offence; or (iii) of any…

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