Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 354
No influence to be used to induce disclosure
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BNSS Section 354 deals with no influence to be used to induce disclosure and replaces CrPC 316.
Bare act text — BNSS 354
354. No influence to be used to induce disclosure.
Except as provided in sections 343 and 344, no influence, by means of any promise or threat or otherwise, shall be used to an accused person to induce him to disclose or withhold any matter within his knowledge.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 354 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 354 (No influence to be used to induce disclosure) replaces Section 316 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 316 is now BNSS 354.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 355 — Provision for inquiries and trial being held in absence of accused in certain cases
- BNSS 356 — Inquiry, trial or judgment in absentia of proclaimed offender
- BNSS 357 — Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
- BNSS 358 — Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence
- BNSS 359 — Compounding of offences