Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 331

BNSS 331: earlier CrPC 295

Section 331 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 295 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 331 deals with affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants. 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 331 was CrPC 295.

Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXIII
s. 295
Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
When any application is made to any Court in the course of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, and allegations are made therein respecting any public servant, the applicant may give evidence of the facts alleged in the application by affidavit, and the Court may, if it thinks fit, order that evidence relating to such facts be so given.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXV
s. 331
Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants.
When any application is made to any Court in the course of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Sanhita, and allegations are made therein respecting any public servant, the applicant may give evidence of the facts alleged in the application by affidavit, and the Court may, if it thinks fit, order that evidence relating to such facts be so given.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 295 · Affidavit in proof of conduct of pub…
BNSS 330 · No formal proof of certain documents.BNSS 332 · Evidence of formal character on affidavit.

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