198B CRPC - Cognizance of offence

Section 198b of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Cognizance of offence

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).

Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)

191 CrPC Transfer on application of the accused

192 CrPC Making over of cases to Magistrates

193 CrPC Cognizance of offences by Courts of Session

194 CrPC Additional and Assistant Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them

195 CrPC Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence

195A CrPC Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc

196 CrPC Prosecution for offences against the State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence

197 CrPC Prosecution of Judges and public servants

198 CrPC Prosecution for offences against marriage

198A CrPC Prosecution of offences under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code

198B CrPC Cognizance of offence

199 CrPC Prosecution for defamation

200 CrPC Examination of complainant