Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings.
What this section does
Proceedings conducted in good faith by a Magistrate who was not legally empowered to perform certain specified acts (such as issuing search warrants, ordering police investigation, holding inquests, taking cognizance, tendering pardon, or selling property) shall not be set aside merely on the ground of lack of such power. This is a curative provision protecting bona fide procedural errors.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Magistrate
Derived from CrPC s.460.
Read the official text
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Why this matters
BNSS Section 506 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.