Language of Courts
Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with language of Courts. The State Government may determine what shall be, for purposes of this Sanhita, the language of each Court within the State other than the High Court. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
The State Government may determine what shall be, for purposes of this Sanhita, the language of each Court within the State other than the High Court.
Section 307, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 272 Language of Courts Text carried over almost unchanged 100%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Cross-references
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Referred to by 1
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Ram Awadh Chaudhary vs State of Bihar& ANR.
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 272, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
An appeal by the informant seeking enhancement of sentence from life imprisonment to death penalty is not maintainable under the proviso to Section 272 of the Criminal Procedure Code. When life imprisonment is awarded under Section 376A of the Penal Code for rape, it is not necessary for the court to award separate rigorous imprisonment for life under Section 302 or additional rigorous imprisonment under Section 201, as all sentences should run concurrently.
On this section: Governs maintainability of appeals; restricts informant's right to appeal for enhancement of sentence
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Questions about Section 307
What have the courts held on Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
Ram Awadh Chaudhary vs State of Bihar& ANR. (30 Apr 2014) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under CRPC 272, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: Governs maintainability of appeals; restricts informant's right to appeal for enhancement of sentence.
How do I find court cases under Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 307, section 307 BNSS, section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 307 in ipc. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Ram Awadh Chaudhary vs State of Bihar& ANR. (30 Apr 2014).
What should I read with Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward CrPC 272 (Language of Courts), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 307, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
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- 187. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours1122 words
- 2. Definitions956 words
- 243. Trial for more than one offence930 words
- 35. When police may arrest without warrant881 words
- 480. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence823 words
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