Section 401 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition. 401. (1) When any person not under twenty-one years of age is convicted of an offence punishable with fine only or with imprisonment for a term of seven years or less, or when any person under twenty-one years of age or any woman is … Read more

Section 400 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Order to pay costs in noncognizable cases. 400. (1) Whenever any complaint of a non-cognizable offence is made to a Court, the Court, if it convicts the accused, may, in addition to the penalty imposed upon him, order him to pay to the complainant, in whole or in part, the cost incurred by him in … Read more

Section 399 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

Compensation to persons groundlessly arrested. 399. (1) Whenever any person causes a police officer to arrest another person, if it appears to the Magistrate by whom the case is heard that there was no sufficient ground for causing such arrest, the Magistrate may award such compensation, not exceeding one thousand rupees, to be paid by … Read more