Criminal Procedure Code (India)

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Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:action
Indian legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(India)
gptkbp:amendedBy various amendment acts
gptkbp:appliesTo whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir (before 2019)
whole of India (after 2019)
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Act_No._2_of_1974
gptkbp:contains sections
schedules
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1973
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1 April 1974
gptkbp:governs criminal procedure in India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Criminal Procedure Code (India)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
English
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Section_125_(maintenance_of_wives,_children,_and_parents)
gptkb:Section_41_(arrest_without_warrant)
gptkb:Section_482_(inherent_powers_of_High_Court)
Section 197 (prosecution of judges and public servants)
Section 144 (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger)
gptkbp:numberOfSchedules 2
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://legislative.gov.in/actsofparliamentfromtheyear/criminal-procedure-code-1973
gptkbp:purpose to consolidate and amend the law relating to criminal procedure in India
gptkbp:referredAs gptkb:CrPC
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_Evidence_Act
gptkb:Indian_Penal_Code
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Criminal_Procedure_Code,_1898
gptkbp:replacedBy Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (not yet in force as of June 2024)
gptkbp:section 484
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:CrPC
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:subject gptkb:train
gptkb:investigation
gptkb:prison
criminal justice
execution of sentences
maintenance of public order
appeal
bail
maintenance of wives, children, and parents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Criminal_Procedure_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5