Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 277
Procedure when not convicted
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BNSS Section 277 deals with procedure when not convicted and replaces CrPC 254.
Bare act text — BNSS 277
277. Procedure when not convicted.
(1) If the Magistrate does not convict the accused under section 275 or section 276, the Magistrate shall proceed to hear the prosecution and take all such evidence as may be produced in support of the prosecution, and also to hear the accused and take all such evidence as he produces in his defence.
(2) The Magistrate may, if he thinks fit, on the application of the prosecution or the accused, issue a summons to any witness directing him to attend or to produce any document or other thing.
(3) The Magistrate may, before summoning any witness on such application, require that the reasonable expenses of the witness incurred in attending for the purposes of the trial be deposited in Court.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 277 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 277 (Procedure when not convicted) replaces Section 254 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 254 is now BNSS 277.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 272 — Absence of complainant
- BNSS 273 — Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
- BNSS 274 — Substance of accusation to be stated
- BNSS 275 — Conviction on plea of guilty
- BNSS 276 — Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
- BNSS 278 — Acquittal or conviction
- BNSS 279 — Non-appearance or death of complainant
- BNSS 280 — Withdrawal of complaint
- BNSS 281 — Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
- BNSS 282 — Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases