Act 2 of 1974 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 25 Jan 1974 In force 01 Apr 1974

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 375 Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge 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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

1. s. 330 Release of lunatic pending investingaion or trial
2. s. 335 Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody
3. s. 337 Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making hisdefence
4. s. 338 Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released

Questions about Section 336

What does Section 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?

Section 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge". The State Government may empower the officer in charge of the jail in which a person is confined under the provisions of section 330.

How do I find court cases under Section 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

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: CRPC 336, section 336 CRPC, section 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. People searching for it also type crpc 336 3 in hindi and 336 crpc pakistan. 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 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 330 (Release of lunatic pending investingaion or trial), section 335 (Person acquitted on such ground to be detained in safe custody), section 337 (Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making hisdefence), section 338 (Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released), so none of them can safely be read on its own. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 375 (Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.

When did Section 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?

Section 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 336, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.

Other sections of this Act

• 320. Compounding of offences1554 words
• 167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty four hours1005 words
• 220. Trial for more than one offence962 words
• 360. Order to release on probation of good conduct or after admonition804 words
• 2. Definitions799 words
• 198. Prosecution for offences against marriage774 words

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