BNSS · Section 7 · Chapter II — CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES

Territorial divisions.

What this section does

Every State is to be a sessions division or consist of sessions divisions, and every sessions division is to be a district or consist of districts for the purposes of the Sanhita. The State Government may, after consultation with the High Court, alter the limits or number of divisions, districts, and sub-divisions. Existing sessions divisions, districts, and sub-divisions at commencement are deemed formed under this section.

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

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: State Government · High Court

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.7.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 7, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 7 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.