Power of High Court to make rules
Section 523 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with power of High Court to make rules. Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules--- (a) as to the persons who may be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules---
(a) as to the persons who may be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it;
(b) regulating the issue of licences to such persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged by them;
(c) providing a penalty for a contravention of any of the rules so made and determining the authority by which such contravention may be investigated and the penalties imposed;
(d) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, provided by rules made by the State Government.
(2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.
Section 523, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 477 Power of High Court to make rules Text carried over almost unchanged 99%
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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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.
Questions about Section 523
What does Section 523 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 523 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Power of High Court to make rules". Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules--- (a) as to the persons who may be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it;
How do I find court cases under Section 523 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 523, section 523 BNSS, section 523 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 523 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
It carries forward CrPC 477 (Power of High Court to make rules), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 523 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 523 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 523, 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.
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