Legal World

CrPC 156(3) is now BNSS 175(3)

Magistrate's power to order investigation

Section CrPC 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to section BNSS 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC 156(3) — Magistrate's power to order investigation
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS 175(3) — Magistrate's power to order investigation
What changed
Substance broadly the same; the numbering changed.
Read BNSS 175(3)Open in Nyaya

Research aid: each pair is a starting point. Confirm it against the official text of both laws before citing it.

Full CrPC to BNSS table