BNSS Section 375: Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 27: Provisions as to Accused Persons of Unsound Mind

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375. The State Government may empower the officer in charge of the jail in which a person is confined under the provisions of section 369 or section 374 to discharge all or any of the functions of the Inspector-General of Prisons under section 376 or section 377.

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Replaces CrPC 336. CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)

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