Section 19 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 overrides which provision?
Section 19(1) begins with the words notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, so it overrides that Code, now succeeded by the BNSS as the…
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Section 19 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 overrides which provision?
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Section 19(1) begins with the words notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, so it overrides that Code, now succeeded by the BNSS as the law of criminal procedure, not the BNS, the Juvenile Justice Act, or the BSA.