List of amendments of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 came into force on 1st April, 1974. It also gives machinery for the investigation of crime, harm of criminals, collection of evidence, determination of mens rea or innocence of the accused and also the determination of punishment of the guilty. It also deals with public nuisance, prevention of offences and maintenance of wife, child and parents.
List of Amendments In Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Following is the list of Amendments:
1. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1978 (45 of 1978)
2. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980 (63 of 1980)
3. Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983 (46 of 1983)
4. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1988 (32 of 1988)
5. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1990 (10 of 1990)
6. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1991 (43 of 1991)
7. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1993 (40 of 1013)
8. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2001 (50 of 2001)
9. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 (25 of 2005)
Amendment of section 20, Amendment of section 24, Insertion of new section 25A, also Amendment of section 29, Insertion of new section 50A, Amendment of section 53 and also Insertion of new section 53A, Amendment of section 54, Insertion of new section 54A, Amendment of section 82, Amendment of section 102 etc.
10. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 (2 of 2006)
Amendment to section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and also Insertion of new Chapter XXIA.
11. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Amending Act, 2006 (25 of 2006)
12. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 (5 of 2009)
13. Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2010 (41 of 2010)
To minimize abuse of powers of arrest by police, which also being a cognizable offence didn’t need a warrant for arrest. Section 41, 41A, and also 41B of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 amended related to arrest without warrant by police.
14. Code of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
In the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Following sections were amended : section 26, 54, 54A, 160, 161, 164, 173, 197, 198A, 275, 309, 327, 357A and also First schedule of the code.
15. Code Of Criminal Procedure ( Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2015
Section 156 adds no Magistrate, order investigation against public a public servant in respect of discharging his official duty and also amends Section 190, no magistrate take cognizance of any offence committed by public servant while discharging their duty.
