Judgement when to be translated
Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with judgement when to be translated. The original judgment shall be filed with the record of the proceedings and where the original is recorded in a language different from that of the Court and the accused so requires, a translation thereof into the language of the Court shall be added to such record. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1974. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.
The original judgment shall be filed with the record of the proceedings and where the original is recorded in a language different from that of the Court and the accused so requires, a translation thereof into the language of the Court shall be added to such record.
Section 364, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).
Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 405 Judgment when to be translated Text carried over almost unchanged 88%
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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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.
Judgments citing this section
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… As per him, in view of the statement of the Investigating Officer, the evidence of witnesses, who had made the statement that they had seen the appellant with the deceased gets demolished. He argues that save and except the aforesaid material, there is no other material to convict the appellant under Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. He lastly submits that admittedly, the appellant in this case, has not been tried and convicted under Sections 302/201/34 of the Indian Penal Code. 8. Learned A.P.P. for the State submits that two witnesses have categorically stated that they had seen the appellant in company of …
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… This rule has stood the test of time. It was applied by the Privy Council, in Nazir Ahmed v. Emperor and later by this Court in several cases, to a Magistrate making a record under Sections 164 and 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. This rule squarely applies "where, indeed, the whole aim and object of the legislature would be plainly defeated if the command to do the thing in a particular manner did not imply a prohibition to do it in any other." The rule will be attracted with full force in the present …
Questions about Section 364
What does Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?
Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Judgement when to be translated". The original judgment shall be filed with the record of the proceedings and where the original is recorded in a language different from that of the Court and the accused so requires, a translation thereof into the language of the Court shall be added to such record.
How do I find court cases under Section 364 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 364, section 364 CRPC, section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. People searching for it also type crpc 364a and 364 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 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?
For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 405 (Judgment when to be translated), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.
When did Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?
Section 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 364, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.
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