Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 209
Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
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BNSS Section 209 deals with receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside india and replaces CrPC 189.
Bare act text — BNSS 209
209. Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India.
When any offence alleged to have been committed in a territory outside India is being inquired into or tried under the provisions of section 208, the Central Government may, if it thinks fit, direct that copies of depositions made or exhibits produced, either in physical form or in electronic form, before a judicial officer, in or for that territory or before a diplomatic or consular representative of India in or for that territory shall be received as evidence by the Court holding such inquiry or trial in any case in which such Court might issue a commission for taking evidence as to the matters to which such depositions or exhibits relate.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 189 → BNSS 209: The words "either in physical form or in electronic form" are added.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 209 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 209 (Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India) replaces Section 189 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 189 is now BNSS 209.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 204 — Place of trial for offences triable together
- BNSS 205 — Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
- BNSS 206 — High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
- BNSS 207 — Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
- BNSS 208 — Offence committed outside India
- BNSS 210 — Cognizance of offences by Magistrate
- BNSS 211 — Transfer on application of accused
- BNSS 212 — Making over of cases to Magistrates
- BNSS 213 — Cognizance of offences by Court of Session
- BNSS 214 — Additional Sessions Judges to try cases made over to them
