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Section 221 BNSS — Cognizance of offence

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 72

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221. No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 67 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.

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