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For the purposes of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in case of allegations of defamation…

The proviso to section 222(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly the proviso to section 199(1) CrPC) permits some other person to complain on behalf…

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For the purposes of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in case of allegations of defamation of a person who is a child, or is of unsound mind or has an intellectual disability, or is from sickness or infirmity unable to make a complaint, or a woman who as per local custom ought not to be compelled to appear in public, a complaint can be filed by:

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The proviso to section 222(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly the proviso to section 199(1) CrPC) permits some other person to complain on behalf of the specified aggrieved person with the court’s leave. Being a guardian, neighbour or social worker alone does not dispense with that permission. The BNSS uses child, unsound mind and intellectual-disability terminology in place of the older wording.

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