BNSS · Section 375 · Chapter XXVII — PROVISIONS AS TO ACCUSED PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND

Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge.

What this section does

The State Government may empower the officer in charge of a jail where a person is confined under section 369 or section 374 to discharge all or any functions of the Inspector-General of Prisons as prescribed under sections 376 or 377.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: State Government · Officer in charge of jail · Inspector-General of Prisons

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.333.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 375, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 375 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.