BNSS Section 508: Proceedings in wrong place
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 37: Irregular Proceedings
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¶508. No finding, sentence or order of any Criminal Court shall be set aside merely on the ground that the inquiry, trial or other proceedings in the course of which it was arrived at or passed, took place in a wrong sessions division, district, sub-division or other local area, unless it appears that such error has in fact occasioned a failure of justice.
Study: explanations and related material
Replaces CrPC 462. CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03)
Official reference: Ministry of Home Affairs: Gazette text, 25 December 2023 — source link checked: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2024-07-01.Mobile-app reference import; the recorded snapshot date is not a fresh legal-currency guarantee. The linked government text is an independent authoritative reference, not certification that this website reproduces the same edition. The source link was checked, not every provision or subsequent amendment. Check commencement notifications, savings and jurisdiction-specific variations separately.
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Other sections in this chapter
- 506. Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings
- 507. Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
- 509. Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316
- 510. Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
- 511. Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
- 512. Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful