Chapter XVII
Section 214 CrPC: Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable
New Law Update (2024)
Section 228 BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Punishment
Procedural – Trial / Charge
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
In every charge, words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respectively by the law under which such offence is punishable.