Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — Section 221

No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 67 of the

221. 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.

Prosecution for defamation.

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