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

Section 386 BNSS: When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court

Corresponding CrPC
Section 347 CrPC

Bare Act text

When the State Government so directs, any Registrar or any Sub-Registrar appointed under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), shall be deemed to be a Civil Court within the meaning of sections 384 and 385.

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

When the State Government so directs, a Registrar or Sub-Registrar appointed under the Registration Act, 1908 is deemed a Civil Court for the purposes of sections 384 and 385.

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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