Chapter XIV
Section 198B CrPC: Cognizance of offence
New Law Update (2024)
Section 202(1)(d) BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Punishment
Procedural – Cognizance
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under Section 376B of the Indian Penal Code where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.