Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 323
Return of commission
In one line
BNSS Section 323 deals with return of commission and replaces CrPC 288.
Bare act text — BNSS 323
323. Return of commission.
(1) After any commission issued under section 319 has been duly executed, it shall be returned, together with the deposition of the witness examined thereunder, to the Court or Magistrate issuing the commission; and the commission, the return thereto and the deposition shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection of the parties, and may, subject to all just exceptions, be read in evidence in the case by either party, and shall form part of the record.
(2) Any deposition so taken, if it satisfies the conditions specified by section 27 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, may also be received in evidence at any subsequent stage of the case before another Court.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 288 → BNSS 323: BSA sections replace corresponding Indian Evidence Act sections.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 323 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 323 (Return of commission) replaces Section 288 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 288 is now BNSS 323.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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 322 — Parties may examine witnesses
- BNSS 324 — Adjournment of proceeding
- BNSS 325 — Execution of foreign commissions
- BNSS 326 — Deposition of medical witness
- BNSS 327 — Identification report of Magistrate
- BNSS 328 — Evidence of officers of Mint