Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 253

BNSS 253: earlier CrPC 230

Section 253 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 230 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 253 deals with date for prosecution evidence. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 253 was CrPC 230.

Date for prosecution evidence.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XVIII
s. 230
Date for prosecution evidence
If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 229, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document or other thing.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIX
s. 253
Date for prosecution evidence.
If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted under section 252, the Judge shall fix a date for the examination of witnesses, 97 and may, on the application of the prosecution, issue any process for compelling the attendance of any witness or the production of any document or other thing.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 230 · Date for prosecution evidence
BNSS 252 · Conviction on plea of guilty.BNSS 254 · Evidence for prosecution.

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