BBanaka

CrPC Section 265K: Statements of accused not to be used

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 21A: Plea Bargaining

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

265K. Statements of accused not to be used.- Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the statements or facts stated by an accused in an application for plea bargaining filed under section 265B shall not be used for any other purpose except for the purpose of this Chapter.

Study: explanations and related material

Now BNSS 299 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p15

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