Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
1.Short title, extent and commencement.-
(1) This Act may be called the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir :
Provided that the provisions of this Code, other than those relating to
Chapters VIII, X and XI thereof, shall not apply-
(a)to the State of Nagaland ,
(b)to the tribal areas, but the concerned
State Government may, by notification, apply such provisions or any of them to
the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas,
as the case may be, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential
modifications, as may be specified in the notification.
Explanation.-In this section, "tribal areas">means the
territories which immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, were
included in the tribal areas of Assam , as referred to in
paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, other than those within
the local limits of the municipality of
Shillong .
(3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1974.