Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 307

BNSS 307: earlier CrPC 272

Section 307 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 272 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 307 deals with language of Courts. 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 307 was CrPC 272.

Language of Courts.

Carried over
96% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIII
s. 272
Language of Courts
The State Government may determine what shall be, for purposes of this Code, the language of each Court within the State other than the High Court.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXV
s. 307
Language of Courts.
The State Government may determine what shall be, for purposes of this Sanhita, the language of each Court within the State other than the High Court.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 272 · Language of Courts
BNSS 306 · Power to issue commission for examination of witness in prison.BNSS 308 · Evidence to be taken in presence of accused.

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