The CrPC 1973 was replaced by the BNSS 2023 (in force 2024-07-01); no verified section mapping on file for Section 477 — confirm the corresponding provision (savings: Section 531, BNSS 2023).
(1) Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules-- (a) as to the persons who may be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it; (b) regulating the issue of licences to such persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged by them. (c) providing a penalty for a contravention of any of the rules so made and determining the authority by which such contravention may be investigated and the penalties imposed; (d) any other matter which is required to be, may be, prescribed. (2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.