Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) is the general procedural law of India and below are the amendments made to this law over the period.
S. No. | Short title of amending legislation | Act No. | Act Year | Modification or Addition Brought In | Leader and Party in Central/State Government |
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1 | The Repealing and Amending Act, 1974 | 56 | 1974 | Nothing useful in particular. | Indira Gandhi (Indian National Congress) |
2 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1978 | 45 | 1978 | Amendment to 468 CrPC: Period of limitation for related offences which may be tried together | Morarji Desai (Janata Party) |
3 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980 | 63 | 1980 | All proceedings under sections 108, 109 and 110 of CrPC, pending before any Judicial Magistrate of the first class immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, be dealt with as if this Act had not been enacted | Indira Gandhi (Indian National Congress) |
4 | The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983, wiki | 43 | 1983 | In the backdrop of Mathura Custodial rape case, sections to prevent/tackle such abuse are brought in. | Indira Gandhi (Indian National Congress) |
5 | The Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983 | 46 | 1983 | Introduction of Sec 498A IPC, Sec 198A CrPC and Sec 113A of Evidence Act Amendment to Sections 174 and 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |
Indira Gandhi (Indian National Congress) |
6 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1988 | 32 | 1988 | Nothing useful in particular. | Rajiv Gandhi (Indian National Congress) |
7 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1990 | 10 | 1990 | Insertion of 166A: Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India
Insertion of 166B: Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a |
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (Indian National Congress) |
8 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1991 | 43 | 1991 | Nothing useful in particular. | P.V. Narasimha Rao (Indian National Congress) |
9 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Andhra Pradesh Second Amendment) Act, 1992 | 03 | 1992 | Sections 494, 495 IPC are made Cognizable and non-bailable within the State of Andhra Pradesh/Telangana. | N. Janardhana Reddy (Indian National Congress) |
9 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1993 | 40 | 1993 | New chapter VVIA introduced with provisions (150A-150L) relating to bringing back proceeds of crime from outside India. | P.V. Narasimha Rao (Indian National Congress) |
10 | The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1993 | 42 | 1993 | Kidnapping for Ransom | P.V. Narasimha Rao (Indian National Congress) |
11 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2001 | 50 | 2001 |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
12 | Code of Criminal Procedure (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Act, 2003 | 11 | 2003 |
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N. Chandrababu Naidu (Telugu Desam Party) |
13 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 | 25 | 2005 |
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Dr. Manmohan Singh (Indian National Congress) |
14 | The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005 | 2 | 2006 |
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Dr. Manmohan Singh (Indian National Congress) |
15 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Amending Act, 2006 | 25 | 2006 | Different dates for effectiveness for different provisions of CrPC (Amendment) Act 2005 | Dr. Manmohan Singh (Indian National Congress) |
16 | Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 | 5 | 2009 |
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Dr. Manmohan Singh (Indian National Congress) |
17 | Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2010 | 41 | 2010 | Powers of Police without warrant | Dr. Manmohan Singh (Indian National Congress) |
18 | Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, wiki | 13 | 2013 | In the aftermath of Nirbhaya gang rape case,
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Dr. Manmohan Singh (Indian National Congress) |
19 | Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, wiki | 22 | 2018 | In the aftermath of the Kathua gang rape and murder case, key Acts are amended. Highlights are
(a) punishment for the offence of rape from the minimum imprisonment of seven years to ten years, which is extendable to imprisonment for life; |
Narendra Damodardas Modi (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
Any new amendments will be updated as and when available.
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