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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Section 90

Repealed From 01 Apr 1974 Act 2 of 1974 As on 17 Oct 2026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This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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 90 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summonses and warrants of arrest. 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 Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried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.

Provisions of this Chapter generally applicable to summonses and warrants of arrest. The provisions contained in this Chapter relating to a summons and warrant, and their issue, service and execution, shall, so far as may be, apply to every summons and every warrant of arrest issued under this Code.

CHAP

PROCESSES TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF THINGS

CHAPTER VII

PROCESSES TO COMPEL THE PRODUCTION OF THINGS

A.-Summons to produce

Section 90, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

No provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is textually close to this one. No close match found

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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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

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.

  1. D.radhika vs The State of Andhra Pradesh

    High Court 19 Nov 2018 Persuasive (High Court)

    Court's Decision & Legal Precedent

    A writ petition is not the appropriate remedy to challenge police investigation proceedings and the decision to treat a criminal case as false. The petitioner should instead file a protest petition before the competent judicial magistrate court in accordance with law. The High Court will dispose of such writ petitions by placing on record the police's explanation of the investigation process and directing the petitioner to pursue available legal remedies.

    On this section: Authority for police to issue notice to accused to produce relevant documents during investigation

    Read the full order on eCourts India

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Questions about Section 90

What have the courts held on Section 90 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

D.radhika vs The State of Andhra Pradesh (19 Nov 2018) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Authority for police to issue notice to accused to produce relevant documents during investigation.

How do I find court cases under Section 90 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 90, section 90 CRPC, section 90 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. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with D.radhika vs The State of Andhra Pradesh (19 Nov 2018).

When did Section 90 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?

Section 90 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 90, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.

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