Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 305
Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody
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BNSS Section 305 deals with prisoner to be brought to court in custody and replaces CrPC 270.
Bare act text — BNSS 305
305. Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody.
Subject to the provisions of section 304, the officer in charge of the prison shall, upon delivery of an order made under sub-section
(1) of section 302 and duly countersigned, where necessary, under sub-section
(2) thereof, cause the person named in the order to be taken to the Court in which his attendance is required, so as to be present there at the time mentioned in the order, and shall cause him to be kept in custody in or near the Court until he has been examined or until the Court authorises him to be taken back to the prison in which he was confined or detained.
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What was BNSS Section 305 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 305 (Prisoner to be brought to Court in custody) replaces Section 270 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 270 is now BNSS 305.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 306 — Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison
- BNSS 307 — Language of Courts
- BNSS 308 — Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
- BNSS 309 — Record in summons-cases and inquiries
- BNSS 310 — Record in warrant-cases