Criminal procedure code 1973 notes

The Code contains 484 sections spread along 37 chapters, along with 2 schedules and 56 forms

The CrPC or the Code of Criminal Procedure is an important topic for the UPSC exam

It comes under the polity, governance, law, and internal security segments of the UPSC syllabus

The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 is procedural law

It is intended to regulate the procedure to be followed by the criminal courts in India

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1908 came into force with the effect from1st of April, 1974

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1908 came into force with the effect from1st of April, 1974

The object of the code is to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the procedure of Courts of Criminal Judicature

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