Code of Criminal Procedure (India)

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
Parliament of India
Long title An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.
Citation	The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Territorial extent	India
Assented to	25 January 1974
Commenced	1 April 1974
Legislative history
Third reading	3
Committee report	41st Report of the Law Commission of India (1969) 37th Report of the Law Commission of India (1967) 14th Report of the Law Commission of India (1958) Joint Committee on the Code of Criminal Procedure Bill, 1970 Report of the Expert Committee on Legal Aid- Processual Justice to the People (1973)
Amended by
see Amendments
Related legislation
Indian Penal Code, 1860 Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 Police Act, 1861 Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Summary
Procedure for administration of substantive criminal laws.
Status: Repealed

The Code of Criminal Procedure commonly called Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was the main legislation on procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India.^[1] It was enacted in 1973 and came into force on 1 April 1974.^[2] It provides the machinery for the investigation of crime, apprehension of suspected criminals, collection of evidence, determination of guilt or innocence of the accused person and the determination of punishment of the guilty. It also deals with public nuisance, prevention of offences and maintenance of wife, child and parents.

On 11 August 2023, a Bill to replace the CrPC with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was introduced in the Lok Sabha.^[3] On 26 December 2023, it was replaced with Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).