Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 348
Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
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BNSS Section 348 deals with power to summon material witness, or examine person present and replaces CrPC 311.
Bare act text — BNSS 348
348. Power to summon material witness, or examine person present.
Any Court may, at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, summon any person as a witness, or examine any person in attendance, though not summoned as a witness, or re-call and re-examine any person already examined; and the Court shall summon and examine or re-call and re-examine any such person if his evidence appears to it to be essential to the just decision of the case.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 348 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 348 (Power to summon material witness, or examine person present) replaces Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 311 is now BNSS 348.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 346 — Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
- BNSS 347 — Local inspection
- BNSS 349 — Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting, etc
- BNSS 350 — Expenses of complainants and witnesses
- BNSS 351 — Power to examine accused
- BNSS 352 — Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
- BNSS 353 — Accused person to be competent witness