Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 321
Execution of commissions
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BNSS Section 321 deals with execution of commissions and replaces CrPC 286.
Bare act text — BNSS 321
321. Execution of commissions.
Upon receipt of the commission, the Chief Judicial Magistrate or such Magistrate as he may appoint in this behalf, shall summon the witness before him or proceed to the place where the witness is, and shall take down his evidence in the same manner, and may for this purpose exercise the same powers, as in trials of warrant-cases under this Sanhita.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 286 → BNSS 321: "Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or Chief Judicial Magistrate, or such Metropolitan or Judicial Magistrate" is replaced by "Chief Judicial Magistrate or such Magistrate".
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 321 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 321 (Execution of commissions) replaces Section 286 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 286 is now BNSS 321.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 320 — Commission to whom to be issued
- BNSS 322 — Parties may examine witnesses
- BNSS 323 — Return of commission
- BNSS 324 — Adjournment of proceeding
- BNSS 325 — Execution of foreign commissions
- BNSS 326 — Deposition of medical witness