Section 198B. Cognizance of offence

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.]

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Text: IndiaCode Portal (Chandigarh copy). Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

Replaced by

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 221. Cognizance of offence.

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.

Pair from: BPR&D correspondence tables (bprd.mha.gov.in; A. K. Yadav, CAPT Bhopal)

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