BNSS · Section 386 · Chapter XXVIII — PROVISIONS AS TO OFFENCES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

When Registrar or Sub-Registrar to be deemed a Civil Court.

What this section does

When directed by the State Government, any Registrar or Sub-Registrar appointed under the Registration Act, 1908 shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for the purposes of sections 384 and 385. This extends the contempt-in-presence summary procedure to registration authorities.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: State Government · Registrar · Sub-Registrar

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.347.

Read the official text

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Why this matters

BNSS Section 386 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.