Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 320
Commission to whom to be issued
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BNSS Section 320 deals with commission to whom to be issued and replaces CrPC 285.
Bare act text — BNSS 320
320. Commission to whom to be issued.
(1) If the witness is within the territories to which this Sanhita extends, the commission shall be directed to the Chief Judicial Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction the witness is to be found.
(2) If the witness is in India, but in a State or an area to which this Sanhita does not extend, the commission shall be directed to such Court or officer as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
(3) If the witness is in a country or place outside India and arrangements have been made by the Central Government with the Government of such country or place for taking the evidence of witnesses in relation to criminal matters, the commission shall be issued in such form, directed to such Court or officer, and sent to such authority for transmission as the Central Government may, by notification, prescribe in this behalf.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 285 → BNSS 320: "Chief Metropolitan Magistrate" excluded.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 320 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 320 (Commission to whom to be issued) replaces Section 285 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 285 is now BNSS 320.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 315 — Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
- BNSS 316 — Record of examination of accused
- BNSS 317 — Interpreter to be bound to interpret truthfully
- BNSS 318 — Record in High Court
- BNSS 319 — When attendance of witness may be dispensed with and commission issued
- BNSS 321 — Execution of commissions
- BNSS 322 — Parties may examine witnesses
- BNSS 323 — Return of commission
- BNSS 324 — Adjournment of proceeding
- BNSS 325 — Execution of foreign commissions