BNSS · Section 205 · Chapter XIV — JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions.

What this section does

The State Government may direct that any case or class of cases committed for trial in a district be tried in a different sessions division, notwithstanding the general territorial jurisdiction rules. Such a direction must not be repugnant to any prior direction of the High Court or Supreme Court.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: State Government · High Court · Supreme Court
Time limit: None specified

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.185.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 205, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 205 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.