Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 299
Statements of accused not to be used
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BNSS Section 299 deals with statements of accused not to be used and replaces CrPC 265K.
Bare act text — BNSS 299
299. Statements of accused not to be used.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the statements or facts stated by an accused in an application for plea bargaining filed under section 290 shall not be used for any other purpose except for the purpose of this Chapter.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 299 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 299 (Statements of accused not to be used) replaces Section 265K of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 265K is now BNSS 299.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 294 — Judgment of Court
- BNSS 295 — Finality of judgment
- BNSS 296 — Power of Court in plea bargaining
- BNSS 297 — Period of detention undergone by accused to be set off against sentence of imprisonment
- BNSS 298 — Savings
- BNSS 300 — Non-application of Chapter
- BNSS 301 — Definitions
- BNSS 302 — Power to require attendance of prisoners
- BNSS 303 — Power of State Government or Central Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 302
- BNSS 304 — Officer in charge of prison to abstain from carrying out order in certain contingencies