BNSS · Section 225 · Chapter XVI — COMPLAINTS TO MAGISTRATES

Postponement of issue of process.

What this section does

A Magistrate authorised to take cognizance may postpone issuing process against an accused (especially one residing outside his jurisdiction) and may himself inquire into the case or direct a police officer or other person to investigate, to determine whether sufficient ground for proceeding exists. An investigator who is not a police officer has all powers of an officer in charge of a police station except the power to arrest without warrant.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Magistrate · Police officer · Investigator · Complainant · Witnesses

Old-law correspondence

CRPC Section 202 — Postponement of issue of process / preliminary inquiry

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 225, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 225 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.