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Which chapter of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with "Plea Bargaining" ?

Chapter XXIII of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, sections 289 to 300, deals with plea bargaining. It applies to offences other than those punishable with…

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Which chapter of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with "Plea Bargaining" ?

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Chapter XXIII of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, sections 289 to 300, deals with plea bargaining. It applies to offences other than those punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for more than seven years, and not to offences affecting the socio-economic condition of the country or committed against a woman or a child.

In the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 plea bargaining was in Chapter XXIA. In the BNSS, Chapter XXII deals with summary trials and Chapter XXI with summons cases.

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