Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 253
Date for prosecution evidence
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BNSS Section 253 deals with date for prosecution evidence and replaces CrPC 230.
Bare act text — BNSS 253
253. Date for prosecution evidence.
If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 252, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, 97 and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document or other thing.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 253 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 253 (Date for prosecution evidence) replaces Section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 230 is now BNSS 253.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 248 — Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor
- BNSS 249 — Opening case for prosecution
- BNSS 250 — Discharge
- BNSS 251 — Framing of charge
- BNSS 252 — Conviction on plea of guilty
- BNSS 254 — Evidence for prosecution
- BNSS 255 — Acquittal
- BNSS 256 — Entering upon defence
- BNSS 257 — Arguments
- BNSS 258 — Judgment of acquittal or conviction