Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 → Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
CrPC 311BNSS 348
Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
BNSS 348 full section — bare act text and what changed →
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Under Section 348 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
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 exa mine 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 is CrPC 311 equivalent in BNSS?
CrPC Section 311 (Power to summon material witness, or examine person present) corresponds to Section 348 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
What changed between CrPC 311 and BNSS 348?
No change.
How do I cite BNSS 348 in a pleading?
Under Section 348 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973)...
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