| Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |
| Territorial extent |  India |
| Assented to | 25 January 1974 |
| Commenced | 1 April 1974 |
| Repealed | 1 July 2024 |
| Legislative history | |
| Third reading | 3 |
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| Amended by | |
| see Amendments | |
| Repealed by | |
| Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | |
| Related legislation | |
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| Summary | |
| Procedure for administration of substantive criminal laws. | |
| Status: Abrogated | |
The Code of Criminal Procedure, commonly called Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), was the main legislation on procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India.[1] It was enacted in 1973 and came into force on 1 April 1974.[2] It provides the machinery for the investigation of crime, apprehension of suspected criminals, collection of evidence, determination of guilt or innocence of the accused person and the determination of punishment of the guilty. It also deals with public nuisance, prevention of offences and maintenance of wife, child and parents.
On 11 August 2023, a Bill to replace the CrPC with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was introduced in the Lok Sabha.[3] On 26 December 2023, it was replaced with Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
- ^ Bharti, Dalbir (2005). The Constitution and criminal justice administration. APH Publishing. p. 320.
- ^ Menon, N. R. Madhava; Banerjea, D.; West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (2005). Criminal Justice India Series: pts. 1-2. Chandigarh. Allied Publishers. p. 229.
- ^ "Legal experts hail Centre's move to revamp colonial-era IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act". ANI News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.