The non-obstante clause in Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 expressly overrides the…
Section 147 begins "Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973" and makes every offence under the Act compoundable, overriding that Code's…
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The non-obstante clause in Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 expressly overrides the provisions of:
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Section 147 begins "Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973" and makes every offence under the Act compoundable, overriding that Code's list of compoundable offences. The repealed Code of 1898, the Evidence Act and the Civil Procedure Code are not mentioned.
Current law: the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure from 1 July 2024, and the section's reference to the 1973 Code is now read as a reference to the BNSS (section 8, General Clauses Act, 1897).
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