Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 340
Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended
In one line
BNSS Section 340 deals with right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended and replaces CrPC 303.
Bare act text — BNSS 340
340. Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended.
Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Sanhita, may of right be defended by an advocate of his choice.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 303 → BNSS 340: "Pleader" is replaced by "Advocate".
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 340 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 340 (Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended) replaces Section 303 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 303 is now BNSS 340.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 335 — Record of evidence in absence of accused
- BNSS 336 — Evidence of public servants, experts, police officers in certain cases
- BNSS 337 — Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence
- BNSS 338 — Appearance by Public Prosecutors
- BNSS 339 — Permission to conduct prosecution
- BNSS 341 — Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases
- BNSS 342 — Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused
- BNSS 343 — Tender of pardon to accomplice
- BNSS 344 — Power to direct tender of pardon
- BNSS 345 — Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon