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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