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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXVIII: Provisions As To Offences Affecting The Administration Of Justice

Section 381 BNSS: Power to order costs

Corresponding CrPC
Section 342 CrPC

Bare Act text

Any Court dealing with an application made to it for filing a complaint under section 379 or an appeal under section 380, shall have power to make such order as to costs as may be just.

Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

A Court dealing with an application for a complaint under section 379 or an appeal under section 380 may make such order as to costs as may be just.

Chapter XXVIII: Provisions As To Offences Affecting The Administration Of Justice

  1. 379 Procedure in cases mentioned in section 215
  2. 380 Appeal
  3. 381 Power to order costs
  4. 382 Procedure of Magistrate taking cognizance
  5. 383 Summary procedure for trial for giving false evidence
  6. 384 Procedure in certain cases of contempt
  7. 385 Procedure where Court considers that case should not be dealt with under section 384
  8. 386 When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court
  9. 387 Discharge of offender on submission of apology
  10. 388 Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
  11. 389 Summary procedure for punishment for non-attendance by a witness in obedience to summons
  12. 390 Appeals from convictions under sections 383, 384, 388 and 389
  13. 391 Certain Judges and Magistrates not to try certain offences when committed before themselves
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