Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 322
Parties may examine witnesses
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BNSS Section 322 deals with parties may examine witnesses and replaces CrPC 287.
Bare act text — BNSS 322
322. Parties may examine witnesses.
(1) The parties to any proceeding under this Sanhita in which a commission is issued may respectively forward any interrogatories in writing which the Court or Magistrate directing the commission may think relevant to the issue, and it shall be lawful for the Magistrate, Court or officer to whom the commission, is directed, or to whom the duty of executing it is delegated, to examine the witness upon such interrogatories.
(2) Any such party may appear before such Magistrate, Court or Officer by an advocate, or if not in custody, in person, and may examine, cross-examine and re-examine the said witness.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 287 → BNSS 322: The word "pleader" is replaced by "advocate".
- CrPC 287 → BNSS 322: "as the case may be" excluded.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 322 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 322 (Parties may examine witnesses) replaces Section 287 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 287 is now BNSS 322.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 321 — Execution of commissions
- BNSS 323 — Return of commission
- BNSS 324 — Adjournment of proceeding
- BNSS 325 — Execution of foreign commissions
- BNSS 326 — Deposition of medical witness
- BNSS 327 — Identification report of Magistrate