CrPC Section 198B. Cognizance of offences under section 376B of the Indian Penal Code

Category of Bare Act Name of the Act Year of Promulgation
Criminal Laws Code of Criminal Procedure 1973
Act Number Enactment Date Chapter Number
02 01-04-1974 14
Chapter Title Ministry Department
Conditions Requisite For Initiation Of Proceeding Ministry of Home Affairs Department of Internal Security

1 [No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 376B of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) 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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1. Ins. by Act 13 of 2013, s. 19 (w.e.f. 3-2-2013).