BNSS · CHAPTER XV — Conditions Requisite For Initiation Of Proceedings

Section 221. Cognizance of offence

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 67 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 where the persons are in a marital relationship, except upon prima facie satisfaction of the facts which constitute the offence upon a complaint having been filed or made by the wife against the husband.

Source: India Code