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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Power of High Court to make rules

Repealed From 01 Apr 1974 Act 2 of 1974 As on 18 Oct 2026

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This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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.

Section 477 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 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 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 Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried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.

(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, prescribed.

(2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.

Section 477, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 523 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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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 477

What does Section 477 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?

Section 477 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 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 477 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 477, section 477 CRPC, section 477 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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 477 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 523 (Power of High Court to make rules), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.

When did Section 477 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?

Section 477 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 477, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.

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