# Section 237 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

> Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable.237. In every charge words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respec…

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Author: Sudhir Rao — Advocate, Supreme Court of India  
Category: BNSS  
Published: 2024-09-08

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**Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable.**

**237.**In every charge words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respectively by the law under which such offence is punishable.

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