Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 331
Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
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BNSS Section 331 deals with affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants and replaces CrPC 295.
Bare act text — BNSS 331
331. Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants.
When any application is made to any Court in the course of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, and allegations are made therein respecting any public servant, the applicant may give evidence of the facts alleged in the application by affidavit, and the Court may, if it thinks fit, order that evidence relating to such facts be so given.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 331 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 331 (Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants) replaces Section 295 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 295 is now BNSS 331.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 326 — Deposition of medical witness
- BNSS 327 — Identification report of Magistrate
- BNSS 328 — Evidence of officers of Mint
- BNSS 329 — Reports of certain Government scientific experts
- BNSS 330 — No formal proof of certain documents
- BNSS 332 — Evidence of formal character on affidavit
- BNSS 333 — Authorities before whom affidavits may be sworn
- BNSS 334 — Previous conviction or acquittal how proved
- BNSS 335 — Record of evidence in absence of accused
- BNSS 336 — Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases