Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is India’s primary procedural law that governs the investigation, trial, and adjudication of criminal cases in courts across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian parliamentary statute
criminal procedure code
actNumber 2 of 1974
appliesTo all criminal courts in India
citationStyle Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 self-linksurface differs
surface form: CrPC, 1973
containsPart provisions relating to appeals
provisions relating to arrest
provisions relating to bail
provisions relating to cognizance of offences
provisions relating to compounding of offences
provisions relating to evidence in inquiries and trials
provisions relating to framing of charges
provisions relating to judgment and sentencing
provisions relating to limitation for taking cognizance
provisions relating to maintenance of wives, children and parents
provisions relating to preventive action of the police
provisions relating to public nuisance
provisions relating to recording of confessions and statements
provisions relating to revisions
provisions relating to search and seizure
provisions relating to security for keeping the peace
provisions relating to summary trials
provisions relating to transfer of cases
provisions relating to trial before Courts of Session
provisions relating to trial before Magistrates
country India
dateOfCommencement 1 April 1974
defines classification of criminal courts in India
powers of Courts of Session
powers of Magistrates in criminal matters
powers of police officers in criminal matters
doesNotApplyTo Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: State of Jammu and Kashmir (originally, subject to later constitutional changes)
enactedBy Parliament of India
governs appeals in criminal matters
execution of criminal sentences
inquiry in criminal cases
investigation of criminal offences
revisions in criminal matters
trial of criminal cases
hasBeenAmended multiple times after 1973
jurisdiction Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
languageOfOfficialText English
legalDomain criminal procedure
purpose to consolidate and amend the law relating to criminal procedure in India
relatedTo Indian Evidence Act 1872
surface form: Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Indian Penal Code
surface form: Indian Penal Code, 1860
repealedAct Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
shortName Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 self-linksurface differs
surface form: CrPC
yearOfEnactment 1973

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Gauhati High Court governsUnder Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Sub-Divisional Magistrate legalAuthorityFrom Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Madras High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
District Magistrate legalAuthorityFrom Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Himachal Pradesh High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Prisons Act, 1894 relatedTo Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Director General of Police worksUnderFrameworkOf Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
this entity surface form: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (India)
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shortName Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CrPC
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 citationStyle Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CrPC, 1973
District Courts in Kerala governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Uttarakhand High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
NIA Special Courts procedureFollowed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Manipur High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Meghalaya High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Nashik district administration legalFramework Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
this entity surface form: Code of Criminal Procedure (for executive magistracy functions)
Uttar Pradesh Police uses Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
this entity surface form: Code of Criminal Procedure (India)
Central Bureau of Investigation (in administrative and personnel matters) operatesUnder Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
subject surface form: Central Bureau of Investigation
SDM legalAuthority Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
subject surface form: Sub-Divisional Magistrate
Principal Bench at Ahmedabad governedBy Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Gujarat Police legalBasis Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court follows Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Kalaburagi Bench governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Orissa High Court governingLaw Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973