BNSS 221 — Cognizance of offence.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

No  Court  shall  take  cognizance  of  an  offence  punishable  under
section  67  of  the Bharatiya  Nyaya  Sanhita,  2023  where  the  persons  are  in  a  marital relationship,  except
upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed
or made by the wife against the husband.

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