CrPC: Chapter 1: Preliminary

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

1. Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Section 2. Definitions
3. Section 3. Construction of references
4. Section 4. Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws
5. Section 5. Saving

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