CrPC 92→BNSS 95

CrPC 92 to BNSS 95: Procedure as to letters and telegrams

Section 92 CrPC (1973) replaced by Section 95 BNSS (2023)

View CrPC Section 92 →View BNSS Section 95 →

CrPC 92 to BNSS 95 at a Glance

Section 92 CrPC (Procedure as to letters and telegrams) is now Section 95 BNSS, in force from 1 July 2024. What changed is set out below.

What Changed From CrPC 92 to BNSS 95?

Section 95 BNSS is headed Procedure as to letters where Section 92 CrPC was headed Procedure as to letters and telegrams. Section 95 BNSS speaks of a postal authority in Section 95(1) and Section 95(2) where Section 92 CrPC spoke of a postal or telegraph authority, and omits the words as the case may be. Section 95(1) BNSS reads under this Sanhita where Section 92(1) CrPC read under this Code. The persons who may act, and the pending order of a District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or Court, are in the same words.

CrPC 92 vs BNSS 95: Comparison Table

AspectCrPC 1973 (repealed)BNSS 2023 (in force)
Section9295
HeadingProcedure as to letters and telegramsProcedure as to letters
Sub-sections2 sub-sectionsSame

CrPC 92 and BNSS 95: Bare Act Text Side by Side

CrPC 1973 (repealed)

Section 92, CrPC 1973

92. Procedure as to letters and telegrams.—(1) If any document, parcel or thing in the custody of a postal or telegraph authority is, in the opinion of the District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court of Session or High Court wanted for the purpose of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, such Magistrate or Court may require the postal or telegraph authority, as the case may be, to deliver the document, parcel or thing to such person as the Magistrate or Court directs. (2) If any such document, parcel or thing is, in the opinion of any other Magistrate, whether Executive or Judicial, or of any Commissioner of Police or District Superintendent of Police, wanted for any such purpose, he may require the postal or telegraph authority, as the case may be, to cause search to be made for and to detain such document, parcel or thing pending the order of a District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or Court under sub-section (1).
BNSS 2023 (in force)

Section 95, BNSS 2023

95. Procedure as to letters.—(1) If any document, parcel or thing in the custody of a postal authority is, in the opinion of the District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court of Session or High Court wanted for the purpose of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, such Magistrate or Court may require the postal authority to deliver the document, parcel or thing to such person as the Magistrate or Court directs. (2) If any such document, parcel or thing is, in the opinion of any other Magistrate, whether Executive or Judicial, or of any Commissioner of Police or District Superintendent of Police, wanted for any such purpose, he may require the postal authority to cause search to be made for and to detain such document, parcel or thing pending the order of a District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or Court under sub-section (1).

When It Applies: CrPC 92 vs BNSS 95

Under CrPC 92
  1. Section 92(1) CrPC applies to a document, parcel or thing in the custody of a postal or telegraph authority that is, in the opinion of the District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court of Session or High Court, wanted for the purpose of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding under the Code.
  2. Such Magistrate or Court may require the postal or telegraph authority, as the case may be, to deliver the document, parcel or thing to such person as the Magistrate or Court directs.
  3. Section 92(2) CrPC applies where such a document, parcel or thing is, in the opinion of any other Magistrate, whether Executive or Judicial, or of any Commissioner of Police or District Superintendent of Police, wanted for any such purpose.
  4. That Magistrate or officer may require the postal or telegraph authority, as the case may be, to cause search to be made for and to detain such document, parcel or thing pending the order of a District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or Court under Section 92(1) CrPC.
Under BNSS 95
  1. Section 95(1) BNSS applies to a document, parcel or thing in the custody of a postal authority that is, in the opinion of the District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court of Session or High Court, wanted for the purpose of any investigation, inquiry, trial or other proceeding under the Sanhita.
  2. Such Magistrate or Court may require the postal authority to deliver the document, parcel or thing to such person as the Magistrate or Court directs.
  3. Section 95(2) BNSS applies where such a document, parcel or thing is, in the opinion of any other Magistrate, whether Executive or Judicial, or of any Commissioner of Police or District Superintendent of Police, wanted for any such purpose.
  4. That Magistrate or officer may require the postal authority to cause search to be made for and to detain such document, parcel or thing pending the order of a District Magistrate, Chief Judicial Magistrate or Court under Section 95(1) BNSS.

What CrPC 92 to BNSS 95 Means in Practice

From 1 July 2024, the procedure for a document, parcel or thing in the custody of a postal authority is in Section 95 BNSS in place of Section 92 CrPC. Section 95 BNSS names a postal authority where Section 92 CrPC named a postal or telegraph authority.

FAQs: CrPC 92 to BNSS 95

Where is Section 92 CrPC found from 1 July 2024?▼

Section 92(1) CrPC is found in Section 95(1) BNSS and Section 92(2) CrPC in Section 95(2) BNSS.

How does the authority named in Section 95 BNSS differ from Section 92 CrPC?▼

Section 95 BNSS names a postal authority. Section 92 CrPC named a postal or telegraph authority, with the words as the case may be, in both Section 92(1) CrPC and Section 92(2) CrPC.

Disclaimer: This comparison is for informational purposes only. The new criminal laws came into effect on 1 July 2024. Consult a qualified advocate for legal advice.

Sources: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Last updated: 21 Oct 2026 ·